Hey all! Joe and I spent a fun filled and relaxing weekend with Joe's brother Stephen and his wife, Catherine at Busboom Castle in Dewey, Illinois.. (it's just 6 miles from my house!)
We enjoyed it immensely! We invited Joe's parents and my kids (kids stayed with them this weekend), over for dinner on Saturday night but for the most part, it was just us four. It was so nice to get to sleep in, watch movies on the big projection screen and the guys had fun sword fighting with Mashoonga sticks.
If you ever need to get away for the weekend and don't wanna go too far from home, this is the place!
www.busboomcastle.com
Bruce built the castle pretty much by himself with a few friends helping here and there. And the working drawbridge complete with fanfare trumpets while it's lowering, amazing!
Evie came over with me the first day to check things out.. here she is pictured with the pirate ship out back, hanging in the hammock and standing by the playhouse.
And Joe with Stephen
Dad and Stephen playing a game of Chess
Catherine doing some cooking
Joe and I..
The game room with the air hockey table
Projection screen, it's hard to tell by the picture, but we were watching "Anchorman" (That's Champ on the screen" LOL
Dining room
EDITED APRIL 8TH:
FYI.. if you decide to rent the castle, be sure that you touch and move nothing... put everything (especially the salt and pepper shakers) back where you found it.. or he'll let you know how disappointed you made him... (after I cleaned his whole castle before leaving)... it "breaks his heart" to have to rent it out... just so you know.
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