Southern Illinois

The three of us took our annual Rachel's Birthday weekend trip to Southern Illinois. It was quite a surprise that the weather was so nice. It is usually miserable down there this time of year. It was in the low to middle 80's the entire trip. Very nice. Josh and I took a small trip down to Metropolis. Its the home of Super Man. We went to the square and took our pictures then headed to Fort Massac. I took the tripod so I could actually be in those pictures. It was so nice we picked up lunch and ate it at Fort Massac. On the way home we got an invite to join Josh's friends at Blue Sky vineyards. So beautiful! It is in the middle of no where but such a great place to go. It has 2 beautiful buildings, a lake and huge umbrella's to sit under on the lawn. I'm not doing it justice. Everyone should really go see for themselves. They are also part of the Shawnee wine trail. http://www.blueskyvineyard.com/ and http://www.shawneewinetrail.com/

We also went out to eat for Rachel's birthday at a Japanese restaurant. It was delicious. Saturday we went out on the boat. Mia loved it. She sat on the seat and acted like a big girl. She had a great time. Sunday we visited and headed home.