Day 183 Rantoul, Illinois

Chanute Air Force Museum

Day 180 Burger Barge

Grandson, Connor, at the Burger Barge in East Peoria.

Day 170 - Friday June 19, 2009

Furbie Hotel
Connor built a hotel for all of the Furbies.

Day 058 - Friday February 27, 2009

Kilroy Was Here!

Grandson Connor was here! A discussion ensued after Chris read about the real story of the "Kilroy Was Here" tradition that started in World War II and was spread around the world by soldiers.

Day 203 - Monday July 21, 2008

Preparing for these guys!

The Coulter's daughter Cara is putting grandsons Ryland and Connor on the plane tomorrow for a stay with "Grandma and Grandpa Illinois".

Day 092 - Tuesday April 1, 2008

Youth Baseball is well under way...

in California. Grandson Connor has been doing quite good
as a starting pitcher.

Day 222 - Friday August 10, 2007

Connor Returns to Sacramento

Doug never got around to taking a good-bye picture of Connor. Marilee accompanied Connor to the boarding area so Doug wandered around Midway Airport taking pictures.

Day 221 - Thursday August 9, 2007

Connor's Last Full Day in MortonShooting Grandpa from behind the Elephant Ears

TAKE FOUR! - Wild Games of Uno
Many, many, many games of Uno were played during Connor's visit.
Connor won more than his share of games.

Day 220 - Wednesday August 8, 2007

Cheetos, Transformers, Tinkertoys, Uno, Marbles, War, fast food, silly games and jokes were the supporting ingredients for Connor's stay with Grandpa and Grandma. Although Cheetos got stuck in his braces.

Day 219 - Tuesday August 7, 2007

Connor Watches

It wasn't all fun and games for Connor. He had to go with Grandpa to get his blood checked. It was a first for Connor.

Day 218 - Monday August 6, 2007

War Injury

Nerf bullets and missiles were flying all around the house. Connor sustained a game injury when he was engaged in war games with his Grandpa.

Watching Family Pictures

Connor enjoyed seeing pictures and hearing stories about his Mother as she was growing up. Grandpa also reviewed pictures of Connor's visit last year. Connor and Doug had a good time making up stories about the pictures.

Day 217 - Sunday August 5, 2007

Heading Home

Chuck-E-Cheese in Bloomington was a pleasant place to stop and eat on the way home. Grandma and Grandpa assisted Connor in defeating the bad guys.

Day 216 - Saturday August 4, 2007

Children's Museum in Indianapolis
http://www.childrensmuseum.org/

Day 215 Friday August 3, 2007

Air Force Museum in Dayton, Ohio

Connor, and his grandparents, were quite impressed with the museum. It had many planes artfully displayed. Click here to see additional pictures.

Day 214 Thursday August 2, 2007

Creation Museum

http://www.creationmuseum.org/

Day 213 - Wednesday August 1, 2007

First Day of a Vacation with the Coulter's Grandson, Connor

We are heading for a few days of adventure and to go to the
Creation Museum in Petersburg, Kentucky near Cincinnati.

Courthouse Mustache

The joke " How do you know a male hummingbird from a female? - by his mustache!" hit our funny bone. We decided to explore the Historic Town of Greensburg, IN. Its "historicness" was a tree growing on the courthouse steeple since the 1870's. Connor said it was a "green mustache". http://www.cityofgreensburg.com/history.html

Guilford Covered Bridge
Grandpa spotted a covered bridge and had to stop to admire it and take some pictures.

Conner's Swim

We stayed in a lovely motel in Lawrence, IN which is just across the Ohio River from Kentucky and the Creation Museum

Day 212 Tuesday July 31, 2007

The Transformer is in Town!
Connor can transform this car into Autobatjazz in just a few seconds.

And Here It Is!

Day 211- Monday July 30, 2007

Connor Arrives!

Connor almost missed his plane from Sacramento due to huge Monday morning crowds. In a slight panic after Connor was paged to get on the plane, his Mother, Cara, had to go around people to the get through security. Connor was the last one on the plane. He arrived safely in Chicago and was able to give Grandpa a zebra card.