IOWA

Eli, Noah, and I returned from our Iowa trip at 11:45 pm last night. I really can't believe how well they travel. We made one stop at Kelly and John's to eat, use the bathroom, and put on pj's (thanks for the pit stop and PB & J's!), and then stopped again for a nightcap from McDonalds (vanilla latte for me, and chocolate milk for the boys). They went right back to sleep when I got them in their beds which was a little different than when we got to Grandma's at 12;30 am Sat. It was 3:15 before either of them got back to sleep! I think they were just a little too excited!! The boys had a lot of fun playing with their cousins (We decided that Tyler must be getting too old!)

Poor Noah got sick on Sunday. He fell asleep going for a walk at 10:00 Monday morning. Thankfully, he was fever free and back to his busy self when he woke up yesterday.

Eli got to meet up with Luke, Jake and Chase at Recess on Monday night. They always love being together. I've never seen 4 year old boys give so many hugs!

Grandma Cathy got tickets for Jenninfer, Tyler, Matt, Ben, Grace, Eli and I to go to "Walking With Dinosaurs" (stolen picture from Jennifer). It was really neat, and the kids loved it. Eli did get a little scared at the beginning and decided that he didn't like the allosaurus anymore!

Cathy and Don-

Thanks for the fun and for putting up with all of us!