Driving to Wisconsin to "baby" sit

 Our daughter, Jill and husband Adam, were going to go on a study tour with Albert Mohler to Turkey and Greece and asked if we could come to watch their girls.

You really can't call it "baby" sitting.  They are teens, after all.

We began before the sun rose.

The sun did not rise until we got to Strong City, about an hour after we'd left home.

We were not sightseeing on this day.  Driving straight through. 

Our first stop was at Cameron, Missouri, 3 1/2 hours down the road.  Usually we try to drive only 2 1/2 hours to take a break (our car even has a reminder to do that), but the rest stop we were going to stop at was closed, so we just kept going, taking turns driving and napping.

We got to Wisconsin as the sun was setting.

And it was almost completely dark by the time we pulled up at the kids' house.  

It was our first time at this new house of theirs and after hugs and kisses, they gave us a tour of it.  What a gift from the LORD this place is for them!

On Friday, Adam mowed the lawn, trimmed some bushes and did some house cleaning.  He was telling Jill all he had planned for the day and she said "You should pack!!  We ARE leaving for an international trip tomorrow, Adam!"

Sophia was at a volleyball tournament all day.  In the late afternoon (after Adam had packed), we took Claire to ballet/dance.

Then the four of us went out to eat at The Sweet and Salty Pig.  The food was delicious!!  We went over what we needed to do as grandparents while they were overseas.

Later we went to the Worship Circle.  It is a group of worship leaders that bring local churches together to worship once a month.  What a sweet time!

Sophia is a part of the worship team.

The next morning, Adam and Jill said their good-byes to the girls.

Ready to embark on an amazing study tour!!