Some more Christmas photos

Scott and Grant both got ukuleles for Christmas

Merry Christmas!

In case you haven't heard, it's cold in Iowa

Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree

That funny Spencer

A fun time with gel

Thanksgiving - The Aftermath

Happy Halloween

Vacation- Omaha/ Nauvoo/ Bloomsbury Farm

We went to the amazing Omaha Zoo. They have wild jungle exhibits to explore and an aquarium that completely surrounds you and even a night exhibit almost completely in the dark...very spooky when you go to the zoo and you can't quite tell what creature is swimming next to you (they're beavers.)

We walked back from Nebraska to Iowa over the Missouri River.

We explored the Lauritzen Gardens, which were fantastic, especially the "Train Garden."

We took Mom and Stephanie to Nauvoo and learned all kinds of cool things, like how to make rope and horse shoes and bricks. We rode an oxcart and we toured the city in a horse drawn wagon. We got to see Joseph Smith's house and we toured through Brigham Young's.

We went to Bloomsbury Farm and found all kinds of fun activities, like the bounce pillow, the car racers, the corn box, a fun house, and of course the 10 acre corn maze.

More Laurel pictures

This time we actually caught something

We went back to Dr. Wall's place on the lake for some more boating, swimming and fishing.

At your request

Someone told me that I'm not posting enough photos of our little lady. Well, what a mistake- here she is:

Road trip - Dubuque

We had a big day exploring Dubuque, IA


We went to the Mississippi River Museum and Aquarium

We had lunch in Ice Harbor.

We got to explore an old steamer- Mr. Black.

We climbed up the bluff on the world's shortest and steepest train ride.

We got to hike around in the Mines of Spain area

Does this look like Iowa?

Maybe this does?

We passed a few farms on the way home.