Trip to Springfield IL

We went to Springfield in mid-April. Travis spoke for three evenings at FBC Rochester. The pastor there asked him to speak on three difficult questions that Christians face. Travis spoke on the problem of evil, if hell really exists, and is Jesus really the only way. He did a great job.

We were glad to get to take the whole family. We had a great stay at the Hampton, and ate great food. We also had wonderful field trips during the day. We went to New Salem Village which is north of Springfield. It was great timing since Abigail and Travis have been listening thru the Little House series. They are on the 4th book. We also talked about President Lincoln before we went so she understood some of what she saw.

Josiah got into learning about President Lincoln. Everytime we saw something he said that Abraham Lincoln used that or did that. Even the use of an outhouse! It was funny.

We also were able to enjoy time at the Illinois State Museum. Admission is free so we thought we should go check it out. It was a nice museum. In the basement they had a special area called the Play Museum where it was more hands on. The kids really enjoyed that.

Abigail and Josiah got to be archeologists and dig for bones. They also got to crawl in a small cave, look at bugs, and play with a miniature farm.

Here Josiah is walking on some water that looks wet but it really isn't.