Well, it took me almost a whole year to post these pictures! But I guess it’s OK because now is the time to go do this trip. We like to just get in the car and drive sometimes, so that’s what we did. We went up to Rockford, IL, then over to Madison, WI. Then came back down thru Wisconsin into Illinois again to a fun farm with pumpkins and a corn maze.

Rockford was kind of a bust. But we did find a The Wired Cafe that had espressos and a nice breakfast.

Breakfast Burrito from Wired Cafe,. Rockford,. IL

Madison is a cute college town! Lots of fun restaurants, bars, and cafes.

The view from our hotel in Madison, WI

We had a great local WI type meal at The Old Fashioned in downtown Madison.

An Old Fashioned from The Old Fashioned in Madison, WI

Cheese Curds! Sooooo Wisconsin

Mixed greens with Wisconsin cheese and local cherries

Is Wisconsin famous for chili?

Oh yeah, that’s cobbler

Breakfast was at Madison Sourdough, a great bakery with a pretty ambience.

Cafe latte from Madison Sourdough

I love old ghost signs

Heading back to Chicago, we stopped at Richardson’s Farm for pumpkins and a corn maze.

Corn maze at Richardson’s Farm- it was hard!

Getting lost in the maze!

Resting during our corn maze odyssey

Richardson’s Farm, Illinois

So Much Corn!

Fooling around at Richardson’s.

We bought some pretty pumpkins

Blue Pumpkins?

Lots of pumpkins

I love goats!

Overall it was a relaxing, fun Fall weekend.