Peoria FUN.... Spirit of Peoria and Children's Museum

All enjoyed a ride on the SPIRIT of PEORIA paddle wheel boat on the Illinois river:

 Peoria, Illlinois

 Jonas and Jordyn...

Jesse, Jared, Jolene, Johanna & Jordyn.....

A picture of the entire family that visited, except for Mark, who had to work that day...

Next we enjoyed the children's museum in Peoria.... Ben posed for me:

 Jared did a 3-sided view of his head...

Here Jonas and Nathan enjoyed the water works... Someone walking by said Nathan would be a great 'plumber'....

Artwork of Ben Franklin in the Ripley's Believe it or Not display in the museum, totally constructed out of typewriter keys:

Replica of the tallest man in history 'Robert Wadlow' (8 foot 11 inches) intrigued the children...

All the Riley grandchildren in the GIANT chair.... you know, it's hard to take a good picture of all ELEVEN children at one time....  lol

Johanna was proud of the structure she built:

Jared built this arch & posed with his Mom BEFORE the arch fell....

Then back to the Plattner's home for a PIZZA PARTY!!!!

Wheels & Water - Illinois 2014

Visited the Plattners in Illinois August 2014 & enjoyed several events...
4-Wheelers and dirt bikes (many new trails were created on the property for FUN trail rides). Here is the whole crew & Grandpa with Jeremiah and Johanna:

Canoes and kayaks were enjoyed on the river nearby:

Having a camera aboard my kayak helped me to stay DRY!!  lol