Oh the places you've been (and your just turning four)

Where has Marcus Been

I am going to do a few special Marcus posts as we near his 4th birthday. 

I made this map for Marcus when he was about 9 months old and I have been tracking all of the places he has went since this point.  He is a very well traveled little guy.  However I am pretty certain his cousin Liam is going to beat him on countries and continents.  I wanted to list these while I still remember where we went and when.  Turning 4 we are finishing the count at 19 states and 2 countries.

States

1. Arizona,AZ- visited Sierra Vista with Grandma Cheryl and Mommy in June 2014 to see family friends.
2. California,CA-  3 trips before 4 years old.
• Went to a conference in June 2013 at Half Moon Bay with Grandma Cheryl
• Went to a conference in December 2013 at San Diego
• Went on a family vacation that included San Francisco and Northern California in May 2016
3. Connecticut,CT- Drove through with Mommy and Grandma Cheryl in Spring 2013.
4. Florida,FL- Two trips to see Grandpa Don and Grandma Jackie in Jan 2014 and Jan 2015
5. Illinois,IL- First vacation when you were 4 months old.  Visited Chicago with Mommy, Daddy, and cousins (Micci, Xandra and Tori).
6. Iowa,IA- too many trips to count.  Mommy went to college here AND Aunt Jess, Uncle Noah, and Liam live in Iowa City!
7. Kansas,KS- This is a technical count, we drove through it on the way to Ben's Graduation in May 2015.
8. Massachusetts,MA- Flew out of here in Spring 2013.
9. Michigan,MI- Do lay overs count-  this was a place you spent time in the airport.
10. Minnesota,MN-  HOME!  Need I say more.
11. Missouri,MO-  Went to cousin Ben's High School Graduation in May 2015.
12. New Jersey,NJ-  Flew into Newark for the August 2015 NYC trip.
13. New York,NY- I think 3 trips to NY, with one to NYC
• Two work trips with Grandma Cheryl and Mommy to Upstate New York.
• August 2015 trip with Mommy, Daddy and Micci to see the see the city.
14. Oregon,OR- Part of the May 2016 family vacation to the west coast.
15. Rhode Island,RI- Went to the beach with Grandma Cheryl in the spring of 2013.
16. South Dakota,SD- Another technical count, we cross over the boarder, just to say you have been here.
17. Vermont,VT-  Two trips to Burlington Vermont with Mommy and Grandma Cheryl in spring 2013.
18. Washington,WA- This is the final technical count.  We cross over the river in May 2016 and spent about 15 minutes in the state.
19. Wisconsin,WI-  This one is close to home and we have been there a lot.

Countries

1. United States of America- Home Sweet Home
2. Canada - In September 2014 we crossed boarder and visited a train (for about 45 minutes)

Let's see what is to come before his next birthday-  I think the pace has to slow down as we don't have many close states left (except for North Dakota, and Marcus was literally across the river once).

On other lists we are working:

Minnesota State Parks

Still just missing one- Hayes Lake State Park

National Parks and Monuments (not the other designations)

1. Crater Lake National Park
2. Redwood Forest National Park
3. Pipestone National Monument
4. Oregon Caves National Monument