Drive Back from Chicago

Driving long distances always sparks interesting conversations. On the drive back from Chicago my dad and I reminisced about all of the times that my family made the long drives to and from Utah, and all the fun things we did. We talked about how fun it was to bop around on the way, and check out various roadside attractions. We left early enough in the morning that we had enough time to stop by at a roadside attraction, and made a quick stop in one of the little towns along the way. It was lots of fun.
First we stopped by a chocolate shop, The Chocolate Garden. Apparently there is an award winning chocolate shop in this small town in Michigan between East Lansing and Chicago. It was delicious.
After that, on our way out of town we noticed this neat metal dinosaur bones thing. It was great for photos.

Here I am with the raptors

And here I am with my favorite dino

And here is my dad with the T-rex

After taking lots of pictures with the dinosaurs we stopped in at the cider shop next door to the dinosaurs. They had this awesome bear on their front porch

Now, you can't see how awesome he is in this shot. He is COVERED in every famous bear. Even the less famous ones. I took close-ups of my favs. 

Little Jon, from Disney's Robin Hood

The Gummi Bears, from the show of the same title

annddd Fozzie Bear

They also had on there Teddy bear from "The Bear who Slept through Christmas" but apparently I forgot to take a close up of him!

It was a fun way to end a fun trip.