Kankakee, Illinois
May 2009

May 13th we flew to Chicago from
the Grand Junction airport for a
week with Steve's family.

Flying over Grand Junction we got a great view of the Colorado River
muddy from spring snow melt and of the Book Cliffs.

We flew over the Grand Mesa and could see the many lakes. Many were still
covered with ice, including Island Lake where Steve went ice fishing last winter.

Colorado had many dust storms this
spring carrying red dust over from
Utah. We could see it clearly on
the West Elks mountain range.

We got a ride from the Midway airport
to Kankakee - to Sublette house.

We got busy - flower shopping & eating with family.

Sisters Helen
& Cindy, & their
husbands, Bill &
Vern came over for
chicken dinner.

Saturday we went to the local museum
and enjoyed the flower show and
rhubarb festival!

Each morning Barb walked a couple miles
from the house to the museum and the
great walking paths in the woods there.

The museum had some great exhibits, including the home of Dr. Small - Illinois Governor from 1921 to 1929 (who was from Kankakee).
Here is the school house where Steve and his sisters attended elementary school. The building was built in 1883.

Steve's dad, Don, told us stories from his boyhood about the Kankakee brewery. Steve thought Vitamin Beer sounded like a good idea - maybe if he drank that Barb wouldn't make him take vitamins.

That weekend was also the pizza party with all the brothers, sisters, aunts, uncles, cousins, and grandkids who were available.