The newest mall in the area is very "dog friendly". Last week I took one of the pups - Abby. She loved seeing all the people, but most of all - she LOVED Nordstroms!
We took the kids over to Nauvoo for three days. Emily loved dressing up as a pioneer; Austin loved "spending time with my family" and Jacob loved playing his DS.
The first of August put us in Illinois for my family reunion. The kids love going down to central Illinois to see family. We went to a few Lincoln sites, along with doing genealogy.