{"id":28862,"date":"2017-03-29T05:00:50","date_gmt":"2017-03-29T10:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ashleyannphotography.com\/blog\/?p=28862"},"modified":"2017-03-28T21:48:30","modified_gmt":"2017-03-29T02:48:30","slug":"explore-il-casey-small-town-big-things","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ashleyannphotography.com\/blog\/2017\/03\/29\/explore-il-casey-small-town-big-things\/","title":{"rendered":"Explore IL {Casey: small town, big things}"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A couple of weeks ago, we drove to Illinois to watch one my nieces in a track meet and another niece in her high school musical. In between events, we made a quick decision to stop by Casey, Illinois &#8211; a small town full of big things. It was a little out of our way to stop, but how often do you get the chance to see several of the World&#8217;s Largest items on one town street?<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-28863\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ashleyannphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/29-28862-post\/CaseyIL-1-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"CaseyIL-1\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ashleyannphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/29-28862-post\/CaseyIL-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ashleyannphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/29-28862-post\/CaseyIL-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ashleyannphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/29-28862-post\/CaseyIL-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ashleyannphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/29-28862-post\/CaseyIL-1.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Approximately 4 minutes after arriving in town, we ran into a camera crew. I immediately turned right back around and out the door. Chris smiled and was interviewed for a German tv show. This is such a reflection of our personalities!<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ashleyannphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/29-28862-post\/CaseyIL-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" class=\"size-large wp-image-28864\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ashleyannphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/29-28862-post\/CaseyIL-2-1024x683.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ashleyannphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/29-28862-post\/CaseyIL-2-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ashleyannphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/29-28862-post\/CaseyIL-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ashleyannphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/29-28862-post\/CaseyIL-2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ashleyannphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/29-28862-post\/CaseyIL-2.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nThe World&#8217;s Largest mailbox. You can actually mail something from inside and the flag will go up. We should have done bought a postcard in the candy shop and mailed a postcard. Those are my kids &amp; Chris in the mailbox.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ashleyannphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/29-28862-post\/CaseyIL-3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" class=\"size-large wp-image-28865\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ashleyannphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/29-28862-post\/CaseyIL-3-1024x683.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ashleyannphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/29-28862-post\/CaseyIL-3-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ashleyannphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/29-28862-post\/CaseyIL-3-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ashleyannphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/29-28862-post\/CaseyIL-3-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ashleyannphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/29-28862-post\/CaseyIL-3.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a>Hey teenager, take a picture with your mom.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" class=\"size-large wp-image-28868\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ashleyannphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/29-28862-post\/CaseyIL-6-1024x682.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ashleyannphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/29-28862-post\/CaseyIL-6-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ashleyannphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/29-28862-post\/CaseyIL-6-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ashleyannphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/29-28862-post\/CaseyIL-6-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ashleyannphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/29-28862-post\/CaseyIL-6.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>World&#8217;s Largest rocking chair and wind chime.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ashleyannphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/29-28862-post\/CaseyIL-5.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" class=\"size-large wp-image-28867\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ashleyannphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/29-28862-post\/CaseyIL-5-1024x683.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ashleyannphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/29-28862-post\/CaseyIL-5-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ashleyannphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/29-28862-post\/CaseyIL-5-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ashleyannphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/29-28862-post\/CaseyIL-5-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ashleyannphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/29-28862-post\/CaseyIL-5.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a>A big birdcage &#8211; perfect for blocking the door and enjoying my coffee.<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ashleyannphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/29-28862-post\/CaseyIL-5.jpg\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" class=\"size-large wp-image-28866\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ashleyannphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/29-28862-post\/CaseyIL-4-1024x683.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ashleyannphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/29-28862-post\/CaseyIL-4-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ashleyannphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/29-28862-post\/CaseyIL-4-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ashleyannphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/29-28862-post\/CaseyIL-4-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ashleyannphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/29-28862-post\/CaseyIL-4.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a>Chris and I have a goal to make sure our kids have lots of &#8220;remember that road trip when mom and dad made us stop for ________?&#8221; stories. A town full of big stuff&#8230;definitely a stop the Campbells needed to make.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">You can find more about Casey, IL in the following places:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cityofcaseyil.org\">Casey Website<\/a> |\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tripadvisor.com\/Attractions-g35779-Activities-Casey_Illinois.html\">TripAdvisor<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ashleyannphotography.com\/blog\/explore-adventuring-outside-our-home\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-24488\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ashleyannphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/16-18007-post\/CLICKHEREtravel.jpg\" alt=\"CLICKHEREtravel\" width=\"600\" height=\"100\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ashleyannphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/16-18007-post\/CLICKHEREtravel.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ashleyannphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/16-18007-post\/CLICKHEREtravel-300x50.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A couple of weeks ago, we drove to Illinois to watch one my nieces in a track meet and another niece in her high school musical. In between events, we made a quick decision to stop by Casey, Illinois &#8211; a small town full of big things. It was a little out of our way to stop, but how often do you get the chance to see several of the World&#8217;s Largest items on one town street? Approximately 4 minutes after arriving in town, we ran into a camera crew. I immediately turned right back around and out the door. Chris smiled and was interviewed for a German tv show. This is such a reflection of our personalities! The World&#8217;s Largest mailbox. You can actually mail something from inside and the flag will go up. We should have done bought a postcard in the candy shop and mailed a postcard. Those are my kids &amp; Chris in the mailbox. Hey teenager, take a picture with your mom. World&#8217;s Largest rocking chair and wind chime. A big birdcage &#8211; perfect for blocking the door and enjoying my coffee. Chris and I have a goal to make sure our kids have lots of &#8220;remember that road trip when mom and dad made us stop for ________?&#8221; stories. A town full of big stuff&#8230;definitely a stop the Campbells needed to make. You can find more about Casey, IL in the following places: Casey Website |\u00a0TripAdvisor<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":28863,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[123],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-28862","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-travel"],"aioseo_notices":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ashleyannphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28862","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ashleyannphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ashleyannphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ashleyannphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ashleyannphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=28862"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.ashleyannphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28862\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":28870,"href":"https:\/\/www.ashleyannphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28862\/revisions\/28870"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ashleyannphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/28863"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ashleyannphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=28862"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ashleyannphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=28862"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ashleyannphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=28862"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}