Rockford - Our Old Tried and True

A beautiful fall day with no commitments on the calendar means roadtrip!  We set out towards Rockford - our old tried and true!  Our "go to" for a quick day trip.  We drove Hwy 2 north along the Rock River and got to take a long detour through Oregon, thanks to their Halloween/Fall Festival Parade, which closed down the main road through town! 

Once we arrived in Rockford, we ate lunch at Five Guys - a staple for our out of town trips.  We then went in search of the new letterboxes in the area.  We ended our time in Rockford at the Midway Village Museum.  While the Village was closed for the day (we still need to figure out when it is open so we can explore). We took a few minutes to look inside the visitor's center (the museum was closed for the day as well). While looking around the center, we found some pictures of the Rockford Peaches  - from the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League and the movie "A League of Their Own".  We had just watched the movie with the kids, literally a few days before our trip to Rockford!  We will have to visit the park that holds the remains of the old ballpark (now only the ticket booth is standing) on our next trip.

We had fun playing with the volleyball while Matt found and stamped into the boxes.

Right through the legs!

Another fun day in Rockford - seems like we always find something to do...rarely does it disappoint!  Until next time, old friend!