Photographer: Amanda Hartman

D.W. Tries to beat the heat by staying in the shade and enjoying some ice cream from Jarling's Custard Cup. Ironically, his favorite is lemon with cold fudge... Just like me!
 

Photographer: Amy George

Ellen Eckert (left) and Katie Taylor attempt to warn D.W. about the danger of fire at his first bonfire on the beach on the shores of Lake Michigan at Indiana Dunes.

Photographer: Caryn Wilson

Hopefully DW won't get lost in the corn!

Photographer: Saziye

Saziye from Sidney, IL with DW in Indiana.

Photographer: Saziye

Saziye and DW at The Creation Museum in Petersburg, KY.

Photographer: Saziye

DW is all for the spirit of adventure.

Photographer: Saziye

DW and Saziye in Frankfort, KY.

Photographer: Ken & Mona Hunter

DW at the CHUCK WAGON DINER

DW went on vacation to New York state with Ken and Mona Hunter of Allerton, IL. His first stop was at the beautifully restored CHUCK WAGON DINER, the former Champaign and Urbana landmark, now in Princetown, New York. He checked out the JUKEBOX there and met Mr. Tom Ketchum, the proud owner and operator of the CHUCK WAGON. He looked for 'garnets' at a former garnet mine site with Abby Hunter Scheuermann. After that he found the Hudson River way up north in the beautiful Adirondack Mountains.

Photographer: Ken & Mona Hunter

DW checkin' out the JUKEBOX at the CHUCK WAGON DINER.

DW went on vacation to New York state with Ken and Mona Hunter of Allerton, IL. His first stop was at the beautifully restored CHUCK WAGON DINER, the former Champaign and Urbana landmark, now in Princetown, New York. He checked out the JUKEBOX there and met Mr. Tom Ketchum, the proud owner and operator of the CHUCK WAGON. He looked for 'garnets' at a former garnet mine site with Abby Hunter Scheuermann. After that he found the Hudson River way up north in the beautiful Adirondack Mountains.

Photographer: Ken & Mona Hunter

DW met the owner of THE CHUCK WAGON DINER, Mr. Tom Ketchum.

DW went on vacation to New York state with Ken and Mona Hunter of Allerton, IL. His first stop was at the beautifully restored CHUCK WAGON DINER, the former Champaign and Urbana landmark, now in Princetown, New York. He checked out the JUKEBOX there and met Mr. Tom Ketchum, the proud owner and operator of the CHUCK WAGON. He looked for 'garnets' at a former garnet mine site with Abby Hunter Scheuermann. After that he found the Hudson River way up north in the beautiful Adirondack Mountains.

Photographer: Ken & Mona Hunter

DW with Abby Hunter Scheuermann at a garnet mine.

DW went on vacation to New York state with Ken and Mona Hunter of Allerton, IL. His first stop was at the beautifully restored CHUCK WAGON DINER, the former Champaign and Urbana landmark, now in Princetown, New York. He checked out the JUKEBOX there and met Mr. Tom Ketchum, the proud owner and operator of the CHUCK WAGON. He looked for 'garnets' at a former garnet mine site with Abby Hunter Scheuermann. After that he found the Hudson River way up north in the beautiful Adirondack Mountains.

Photographer: Ken & Mona Hunter

DW at a former garnet mine.

DW went on vacation to New York state with Ken and Mona Hunter of Allerton, IL. His first stop was at the beautifully restored CHUCK WAGON DINER, the former Champaign and Urbana landmark, now in Princetown, New York. He checked out the JUKEBOX there and met Mr. Tom Ketchum, the proud owner and operator of the CHUCK WAGON. He looked for 'garnets' at a former garnet mine site with Abby Hunter Scheuermann. After that he found the Hudson River way up north in the beautiful Adirondack Mountains.

Photographer: Ken & Mona Hunter

DW by the Hudson River in the beautiful Adirondack Mountains.

DW went on vacation to New York state with Ken and Mona Hunter of Allerton, IL. His first stop was at the beautifully restored CHUCK WAGON DINER, the former Champaign and Urbana landmark, now in Princetown, New York. He checked out the JUKEBOX there and met Mr. Tom Ketchum, the proud owner and operator of the CHUCK WAGON. He looked for 'garnets' at a former garnet mine site with Abby Hunter Scheuermann. After that he found the Hudson River way up north in the beautiful Adirondack Mountains.

Photographer: Saziye

Located in Fountain Run, KY at the Old Mill Cafe.

Photographer: Saziye

DW on the hood of the Wienermobile.

Photographer: Karli Waldrep

D.W. went to Mackinac Island, MI with our family. He stayed in the backpack for most of the nine hour drive. We then rode Shepler's ferry to get to the island. D.W. also went to the dune climb in Sleeping Bear Dunes National Park.

Karli Waldrep (9 years old)

Picture from left to right (Anslie, Cassidy, Karli Waldrep (all 9 years old)

Photographer: Olivia

I went camping with D.W. We
cooked diner with the campfire and made smores and I got
to sleep on the couch in our camper.
One night we had foil paks with hamburger patys carots
patatos salt and
peper. At our campsite I saw a
cool mushroom and it was yellow.
We have a boat and we road in it.
I went swimming and I had to use a pool nootel becas I
forgot to bring
my lifejacket and the other one hurt my nec. D.W.
road in the boat in a platic bag but he dident get to
go swimming becas hes made out of paper.

-Olivia

Photographer: Amy George

Ray and I took DW to St. Louis for the baseball game this weekend. He begged and
begged for a new shirt and hat, and we finally gave in. He had a good time,
despite the fact that the Cardinals lost. And he definitely handled the heat
better than we did -- he never stopped smiling no matter what.

Photographer: Amy George

Ray and I took DW to St. Louis for the baseball game this weekend. He begged and
begged for a new shirt and hat, and we finally gave in. He had a good time,
despite the fact that the Cardinals lost. And he definitely handled the heat
better than we did -- he never stopped smiling no matter what.

Photographer: Amy George

Ray and I took DW to St. Louis for the baseball game this weekend. He begged and
begged for a new shirt and hat, and we finally gave in. He had a good time,
despite the fact that the Cardinals lost. And he definitely handled the heat
better than we did -- he never stopped smiling no matter what.

Photographer: Erin Lippitz-Gelsthorpe

Erin Lippitz-Gelsthorpe and DW on top of Mt. Rendevous outside of Jackson
Hole, Wyoming on their first day of vacation. It was a chilly morning at
about 11,000 feet. DW rode in Erin's backpack from their home in Urbana to
St. Louis and then on a plane from St. Louis to Denver, and from Denver to
a bumpy landing in Jackson Hole. He went everywhere with Erin and her
husband.

Photographer: Erin Lippitz-Gelsthorpe

Erin Lippitz-Gelsthorpe and Tom Gelsthorpe with DW at a very active geyser
in Yellowstone Park, Wyoming.

Photographer: Mary Combs

D.W. traveled with Michael and Abigail Combs to their first visit to the St. Louis Arch!