State Fair!

We had a busy weekend. Nate and I started the weekend by attending the Train/Maroon 5 concert at the State Fair on Friday night. My mom and dad watched the kids. It was a great, kid- free night out with the Spradlings.

On Saturday we took my parents and the kids to the great Iowa State Fair. There was so much to see, and eat. Kevin's favorite part of the Fair are the rides. Katie was a good sport in her stroller and we gave her some ice cream so she could have some fun too.

Katie was very scared to meet Clifford The Big Red Dog (I think this is a foreshadow for how she will react to Santa Claus this year!)

Very silly, yet very Iowan. (Yes, it really is a cow made entirely of butter. And yes, people really do line up every year to see it!)

Skinner's Annual backyard water party

Thank you Skinner's for hosting your annual backyard water party, we had fun! It was a little crazy trying to get the kids in the hammock with Nate...

Tag-along

I snagged this tag-along bike at a garage sale this weekend. Nate hooked it up today and Kevin is so excited to ride the trails in our neighborhood!

Family trip to the zoo

This week we met Nicole, Isabel, Jessica & James at the zoo. The weather changed and finally cooled off this week so we were able to enjoy a stroll at the zoo and a picnic afterwards without the awful heat.

James & Katie were excited to get out of their strollers and explore the lion exhibit.

Kevin & James love the Jeep in the lion exhibit.

Science Center

Last week we made our first visit to The Science Center of Iowa. My first thought when we walked into the "Small Discovery" center (i.e. - the kid room) was "why haven't we been here before - this place is awesome"! Both kids that they were allowed and encouraged to touch everything. I did too. We will definitely be back again.

Little Pigs

At camp a few weeks ago Kevin and the kids performed a skit of the Three Little Pigs. It was very cute. The kids modified to story so everyone had a part in the play. Kevin was one of the angry wolves. He took his part "huffy and puffing and blowing the house in" very seriously.

My superheros

It has been so hot we have spent a lot of time indoors if we aren't able to go to the pool. This was last night...