The kids and I made a trip to Iowa from April 28 to May 2. We went to visit my brother, niece, and a couple of old friends. Travelling with two small children on your own is challenging, and I wouldn't recommend it. If you want to read more about that side of the trip you'll have to read my other blog. It was really great to see everyone though, and after a few days Byron was more normal.
This is my brother and Byron on the first night we got there. His poor nose looked terrible from the cold he had.
My
step mom Kathi made some matching outfits for Lillie and Naomi. So we took some pictures for Grandma to see!
They are so cute I had to add two pictures of this !
My brother, Jed, with the little baby girl.
On Thursday we went to the mall and walked around with my friend Brooke and her daughter who is also named Lily. This is the meeting of Lily and Lillie.
Byron was not enjoying himself. He kept asking to go home and was in a bad mood for the first 3 days of the trip.
This is him yelling at me that he wants to leave Stella's (a really fun '50s diner), and me trying to get one decent picture of the two of us on this trip. Didn't happen.
He didn't even think it was fun to get a milkshake poured on your head!
Naomi thought that it was cool though. She didn't cry!
On Friday we went to lunch with Kelli at her parent's restaurant and then to their house to play. Byron really enjoyed doing something more normal, and had a much better mood the rest of the trip. I wish I got some pictures of that day!
Then on Saturday my friends Stacy, Kelli, Brooke and I took all our kids to the zoo! This is Byron in front of the aquariums.
This is Grayce (Kelli), Byron, and Nina (Stacy) in front of otter. I thought
this was such an adorable photo! I only wish the otter had managed to swim in to the picture at just the right time. THAT would have been perfect.
This is Kelli (my best friend from high school in Iowa) showing Byron the zebras. I had a baby strapped to my chest, so it wasn't easy for me to pick him up.
Byron really loved interacting with Lily (Brooke). It was so adorable how he kept holding her hands and showing her affection. He even helped her stand up to see the goats. He's so sweet with babies.
This was the last day in Iowa. We spent the whole day with Uncle Jed, and relaxed eating Chinese food. We were sad to go home, but it did feel great to sleep in our own beds once we got there. (For a more thorough and humorous version of the Iowa trip broken into 3 parts visit my other blog
http://www.ihatepinkmom.blogspot.com)
