Out on the Farm

After a few days in Omaha we all headed out to the farm for some family fun.  Greyson loved all the freedom and the weather was fantastic.  

We rode horses one night with all the kids.  I always find myself wanting to race away as fast as I can go.  But of course use better judgement than that:)   

One of the best ways to put Landry to sleep was going for a quick bike ride.  

My sister was able to snap this picture and it shows my everyday pretty well.  Two boys with me all the time just doing what I would normally do.  It's just a little messier now and my legs are a bit more tired when I finally sit down at the end of the day. 

 Greyson loved sitting in the van and pickups.  He did a lot of exploring and one day I even found him with all three dogs in the pickup.  They were going to the "pop store".

My sister and I found a dress my mom had made in high school.  So I surprised her and wore it to church.  Not the most comfortable dress, but I sure got lots of fun complements.  :) 

 Put Greyson on a lawn mower and it might as well be heaven.  He didn't care how hot it got outside he wanted to be in or on any wheeled object he could find.

Time in Omaha

When Stephen left to go back to Kodiak the boys and I went to my sister's home for a few days.  We had fun going to the zoo, playing in the water and getting cousin pictures (that was a huge adventure!)

A Day in Fremont

After Kansas City we went back to Fremont.  The boys had fun riding bikes, swinging, playing in the cars, counting cars on the porch swing and of course playing with all of grandpa and grandma's toys. 

A trip to Fremont would not be complete without Zestos! 

Great Wolf Lodge

After the biennial we met up with my sister and her family at the Great Wolf Lodge.  We had lots of fun swimming and we even went to the TREX Restaurant.  Greyson really liked it!  

We had tons of fun swimming and going down water slides.  All the kids were fearless for the most part.  We all slept very well each night. 

The lodge was the perfect little vacation for a family with little people.  We walked from our room right to the water park and back again at night.  There were shops and places to eat right there.  

American Baptist Churches Biennial

Kansas City was our next stop for the American Baptist Churches Biennial.  

Stephen and I got to talk to some great people and share all the great things happening at the Mission.  Grandpa & Grandma Foreman along with Uncle Joel and Paul were a huge help with the boys.  I think more than a few people thought those two little boys were Joel's kids.  

A Busy Day in Iowa!

We had a full day visiting family in Iowa.  We went to see Stephen's grandma Palsma and she met Landry for the first tim.  They seemed to get along pretty good.  

We of course had to find a park to play at for a while and the weather was so great we stayed until Greyson was ready to get back in the van (he really liked riding in the van!) 

We then went to visit Grandpa and Grandma Vanderbroek.  They pulled out their tractors and Greyson even found a funny hat. 

 By evening we headed out to the DenHerder farm.  Greyson loves trucks, tractors and really anything with wheels.  So he had fun looking at all the machinery around the farm.

Some of Stephen's cousins got together for an evening picnic.  

Landry can be quite the guy.  After a bath and some ice cream he was ready all over again to steal the show.  He really liked the kitten 

Ice Cream!

Of course on our way to visit Stephen's family we had to stop at the Blue Bunny ice cream shop.  

A Summer Trip to Nebraska

 Greyson has become a great traveler.  He loves airplanes and was very easy (for the most part).  Stephen and I of course have resolved that we will not sleep while we travel for a very long time.  We were both pretty tired by the time we reached Kearney, but every connect was pretty good.  Landry was by far the most difficult.  Sitting still is not one of his strong suits.

Once we arrived at the far we tried to do a little relaxing and catching up on sleep.  The Omaha cousins came out for a visit so there was lot of fun in the water.  Greyson didn't skip a beat.  He remembered everything like it had just been yesterday.  Doc was a little bigger than before, but so was Greyson.  Landry loved all the animals and fit right in.