Monday, June 8, 2009

Iowa Adventures

We had a fabulous weekend in Iowa visiting our sisters and their families. And because I know you were wondering, we saw license plates from 25 states, 4 Canadian provinces and 44 of the 99 counties in Iowa. Gotta do something to entertain ourselves, right!?

Unfortunately, our drive took almost 2 hours longer than it should have (traffic and road construction) so Brenna was asleep when we arrived in Ames. But we had a great time catching up with Steph and Jared. They even baked gluten free pumpkin muffins - YUM! We spent a little more time with them (and Brenna!) Saturday morning before heading to Des Moines.

After arriving in Des Moines Meg cut my hair (thanks, I love it!) while Quinton napped. Once he woke up we played outside, went out for lunch, shopped for fun t-shirts at SMASH, took a little nap and then Steph, Jared and Brenna came to meet us for dinner. Dan spoke at church on Saturday night and we all really enjoyed his talk.

Sunday was playtime with Quinn (he loved our giant airmattress), a trip to Caribou and then back to Ames for lunch.

Despite the quick trip we got lots of quality time with everyone. And thoroughly enjoyed seeing all the new things Quinton and Brenna can do. They're so smart and funny! (though we may be slightly biased!) :)

And here are some pictures of our adventures in no particular order...enjoy!


Ryan at the park. That lion (?) is just his size!


Swinging in her cute pigtails.


A little help from Uncle Ryan


Upside down fun!


Brenna and Quinn playing


Little toothpick legs. CUTE!


Sniffing flowers


Fun outside


Walking with his cart


His signature smile - all scrunched up!

Brenna in her dinosaur boots - LOVE IT!

She thinks her Uncle "Ry-nee" is pretty fun!
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1 comment:

Val and Steve said...

Great pictures! Great fun! Wish we had been there!
Mom