Right before we left for our trip there was a polar vortex with freezing temperatures here in FL. Thankfully things warmed as we went north. Our first stop was to visit the cousins. My brother and his wife let us borrow their RV. We had such a nice time chatting with them and the cousins played. I'm so glad we've been able to see their family often over the years.
We stopped in Little Rock to take in a science museum then on to Bentonville. The camp site we stayed in had the same name as another one in another state. I had called ahead to check on the gate code (none) and laundry. The one in the other state had open amenities, but not the one we stayed in. The one we stayed in did have this lovely hike down to the lake and the kids really loved skipping slate.
Bentonville has an amazing children's museum, library, and playgrounds.
Fayetteville has a sweet old school arcade, massive library, and
small town feel. It also has a lot of hills!
We went ice skating in
Fayetteville.
Madison (suburb of Huntsville AL) was nice. We got to attend several wards there so we saw how enthusiastic people were to serve, and the youth, and choir. The kids liked the library and enjoyed the rides at the rocket museum.
We caught a cold early in the trip and as it rolled through everyone we decided to come home 1 day early. It is good to be home.