Indiana Amish Country

We drove to Shipshewana yesterday. Lots of snow south of Michigan City but the roads were clear.

The Christmas decorations in Shipshewana are beautiful.

We drove about 20 minutes north to Sturgis Michigan last night for a great steak dinner. Welch's Sports Bar on the south side of town is a nice place to eat. They are famous for their BBQ but we had our hearts set on steak.

We stayed at The Farmstead Inn. It is a beautiful place to stay and pretty quiet at the end of the holiday weekend.

Today we will visit some furniture and quilt shops then head towards home.

Post-Thanksgiving Feast

We're spending Thanksgiving week in the Chicago area.

Today we enjoyed looking out our daughter's front window at one of the fattest squirrels that I've ever seen.

He was feasting on the remains of the Halloween pumpkins.

Weather has been cold and a mix of sleet and snow but nothing measurable.

Veteran's Day Parade

There's nothing better than seeing a parade through the eyes of a child.

Caden was enchanted by the Leavenworth Veteran's Day Parade.

It was complete with soldiers, fire trucks, politicians, high school bands, motorcycles and horses. A great parade.