6/18/12

Father's Day - June 17, 2012

Allison suggested we go to the Ledges with her family and have a picnic for Father's day.  After roasting hot dogs, we went wading in the creek.  It was a gorgeous day and everyone enjoyed being at the park.



6/17/12

33 years - June 16, 2012

We spent our anniversary babysitting in Ames.  Allison went on a quick trip to Chicago and Jared needed to finish up some work on the bathroom.  Couldn't have celebrated it any better - well, maybe, having the Ferrera's here and going to Chicago Speakeasy with both daughters' families would have been nice.  
We enjoyed every minute entertaining our 3 grand kids...  Dave pretended princesses with Makenna and played some t-ball with Colin.  We all went to the park, did some walking in the rain, and splashing in puddles.  Of course, we treated them to supper at Miss M's favorite eating establishment (Pizza Ranch).  What a hardship for me (not) -spending time feeding and snuggling with my Kyla...

6/6/12

Visit from the Ferrera's

We were blessed to have Erin and her family here for a week at the end of May.  They flew in and out of  KC.  The boys handled the 3 hr. drive each way like troopers. 

 Highlights of the week:  
  • Visit from the Willis family with chef salads from the garden for supper
  • Sprinkler fun
  • Visiting Grammy at Connie's
  • Ames trip - Jason/Dave helping at the projects - cousins splashing in a plastic pool
  • Erin's hair highlighted and trimmed while visiting with cousin Megan
  • Treating Jason to Jethro's - what a sandwich he wrapped his mouth around
  • Trip to Jordan Creek Mall/shopping at Victoria's Secret
  • Ice cream from the Good Humor truck
  • Fizz picnic at Gray's Lake with Jess and Gabe for the Ferrera's
  • Tasty Taco lunch
  • Two nights at Foxtail Cabins:  waterpark at Honey Creek, roasting brats, fish hatchery, ladder golf, sandcastles at a beach on Lake Rathbun, hobo dinners, smores, gin rummy
  • Erin alone time with Grammy 
  • Michael chumming up to Nana


As always, their stay didn't seem long enough. 
Thanks for coming to Iowa and sharing your boys with us.  Oh, the fun we all had while you were here!!!  
Get ready to party this October when we travel to Texas.