We went to meet more family today. This time the drive was short. Our Great Aunt Holly ("hau-wee"), Great Uncle Jon and Second Cousin Anne were all here this weekend and since we just got back yesterday, we thought we should get together to say hello. Holly was great on the swings . . .
. . . so was Grandma C (she was there too). They must have done this before.
We also got some digging done. Grandma ran the contraption, we did the filling.
In the end, we had to say goodbye AGAIN. We really need to stop having to say goodbye.
Hello . . . bye bye
Last stop - home
It was a wonderful trip, but it's so very nice to finally be home. We had so much fun with everyone. Thanks to all who came to see us and a special thanks to those who gave us a place to stay. Everyone helped make this trip a success.
The last leg . . .
. . . and the longest leg. We were able to get caught up on some of our reading.
Our first stop was in West Des Moines. It was perfect, largely due to this giant elephant we could ride on.
Our second stop was a small park in Clear Lake. There was a really slick slide that was perfect for rolling our truck down . . .
. . . and lots of sand at the bottom too.
We gave those trucks a real work out - sliding, scooping, dumping.
Bye bye Omaha
Despite what some people say, Nebraska is great. Especially the Great Grandparents there. We had an awesome time.
All at the park
We checked out the park down the street from us in Omaha. There are some great slide there.
Olivia and Katie helped us down the slides . . .
. . . at first we were a little reluctant.
There was also a great hiding place under the slide.
Katie showed us how to swing really high too. Maybe some day we'll learn her tricks.
Another great goodbye
When we got back from the zoo, it was time to say bye-bye to Great Grandma K. It was so great to see her, hopefully we can see her again soon.
Henry's super-cool zoo
We checked out the zoo in Omaha today. It's called the Henry Doorly Zoo. It was the greatest. They had a VERY loud train that was a little scary, but we rode all through the place looking at the elephants, giraffes, zebras, hippos, and all kinds of other animals.
Good golly gorillas
The gorilla exhibit was amazing. There were so many of them and they were right up by the glass. They ate carrots . . .
. . . and were always very polite, smiling when they say hello.
Awesome aquarium
The Omaha Zoo has a wonderful aquarium. There are some really active penguins . . .
. . . a walk through aquarium with sharks, sting rays, turtles and so much more. Great Grandma K came along with us and she was as impressed as we were with everything.
Then there were all these little individual aquariums with all kinds of different things in it. We saw sea horses (they don't sound like regular horses) and jelly fish (don't eat them, they don't taste like jelly).
More "pee-pee gagows"
Seems every house we go to has pretty flowers ("pee-pee gagows") outside - except our house.
Our Great Aunt Linda stopped by to drop off some awesome toys like this barn. She had to leave but came back a little later and stayed for the evening.
Another Great Grandma
She's great too. Her name is Great Grandma K, she came to Omaha from Lincoln and her nose makes some pretty awesome sounds when you push it . . .
. . .she gives great back scratches . . .
. . . and she rolls a car with the best of them.
Look who's at the head of the table
When we had dinner at our Great Grandpa C's house in Omaha, they put Jax at the head of the table.
While he didn't say the prayer, he did direct the conversation.
Ever feel like you're being watched?
We stopped by the Cracker Barrel in St. Joseph, Missouri, on our way to Omaha. There was so much stuff on the walls, including a photo of a woman who watched us eat our entire meal.
Chairs anyone?
There are so many chairs outside the Cracker Barrel restaurant.
We tried to learn a little checkers . . .
. . . but found testing every single rocking chair a lot more fun.
Bye bye "DEN-ees"
It was hard leaving Kansas City this morning. We had to say goodbye to our super-cool Great Aunt Denise ("DEN-ees").
She did take us to the park down the street where we tried balancing on the pavers that border the playground.
We it was time to leave, we had a minor argument about who should drive. We both lost.
Feeding time
We were down on the farm again today. This time, it was feeding time. We fed the ducks.
They fed on us a little too.
We tried to give the goats some fishies . . .
. . . but they preferred food from Tommy.
Tractor Tommy
We climbed this great big tractor with Tommy. He helped us steer a little.
Working the pedals was much more fun.
The only problem was the tractor didn't move at all. We much prefer our "powered" vehicles.
Bigger, better, faster, more
We went back to the Deanna Rose Farmstead today with our second cousin Tommy. Check out this slide we conquered.
We just needed a little help from Tommy the first time.
We did some great climbing . . .
. . . and a little swinging too.
Mmmmmmmmmm, milkshakes
After the park, Great Grandma took us out for milkshakes.
We went to this great place called Winstead's.
We were so excited when we saw the milkshakes. They tasted soooooo good.
We gave onion rings try . . .
. . . and showed our appreciation by sharing with Great Grandma . . .
. . . and giving her kisses when we left.
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