Daddy's new project

The boys are so excited about Daddy's latest project!  They had a blast helping Daddy build the old truck, and now they are equally excited to help out with the latest project....a 1949 Spartan trailer!  I'm not sure if they more excited about tearing it apart and re-building it, or if it is the thought of all the places we can travel to once it is finished!  At any rate, it is going to be quite awhile before we go camping, but the boys are gung-ho to get started on remodeling!!!

Mommy and Daddy had to travel to Peru, Indiana to pick up the trailer.  I thought the boys might be upset at the thought of us leaving them for the weekend.  Nope!  They were thrilled that we were finally going to get the trailer they had been looking at pictures of for so long!  So, on Friday morning, we kissed them goodbye, put them on the school bus and headed out on our road trip!

NaNa and PaPa watched the boys all weekend long!  (Hopefully they boys didn't wear them out completely!  At least they survived to talk about it anyway!)  :)  While the boys had tons of fun being spoiled by their grandparents, Mommy and Daddy had a great drive to Indiana (albeit, long!!). 

We managed a quick stop in Hannibal, Missouri to see the sights.  Literally, this stop consisted of a 10 min. walk around the Mark Twain home/sites, a stroll down to the river to see the river boat, and quick stop into a shop to get a little gift for the boys.  No time to even enjoy lunch in this quaint little town!  Instead, we hit the Taco Bell drive-thru and got back on the road!

Finally that evening we rolled into Indiana.  While debating which town to stop at for dinner, Chris nearly gave me whiplash after he spotted a Dog n Suds!  Not only was the place totally originally and very cool, apparently they haven't changed the menu prices in 20 years!  Both of us ate dinner for $6!  What?!?!?

Early the next morning, we drove out to pick up the trailer.   And, then we got back on the road toward home.  However, seemed like we couldn't get anywhere as nearly every road we went down had a detour, some leading us in a complete circle!  Driving home was certainly an adventure, to say the least!  Not only did we drive that old trailer home on old, rotten tires (how we made it without a blowout is beyond us!!), but we also had to deal with major storms and wind all the way home!  I was never so thankful to be home in all my life!

Now, the fun begins....at least for the boys!  We've already begun the process of tearing out the old, rotten interior of the trailer.  Someday we'll have a beautifully restored trailer we can take camping.  In the meantime, the boys will have a great time working on it!

Inside of the trailer (messy, dirty, stinky, and GROSS!!!)   :)

Chase doing a little clean-up work.