Chicago Vacation

The last full week of July we got away to the windy city for vacation!  Everyone had a wonderful time.  We especially liked the fact that it was at least 20 degrees cooler or more each day.  There was even rain several nights.  (Something we have not had much of at home this summer.)  However, like all good things they come to and end way too fast.

Vacation to Saint Louis

Great Wolf Lodge

A couple of weeks ago we took a vacation to St. Louis. On the way back we went to Great Wolf Lodge in Kansas City. The little ones loved everything about Great Wolf Lodge from the bunk beds in the room to the water park!

Isabella finally started going down the water slide about 1 hour before we were to leave a course. That is so Isabella!

Isaac loved going down the slides and screaming as he went!

It Has Been A While

As you can see I have been really bad about posting lately! I had not a single post during January! The good news is Matt and I just got back from five days in SUNNY WARM Puerto Rico! The weather was beautiful!

Our Resort

All Dressed Up

Old San Juan

At Old San Juan Fort

The Beach

Omaha Children's Museum

We took the little ones to the Children's Museum in Omaha when we visited at the beginning of August. This was an awesome place for little ones to explore and have fun!

Isaac loved exploring the fire truck.

Isabella loved the water.
Good thing we had extra clothes in the car.
She was a little wet when done playing.


The market was a highlight for both of them.
Here Isabella is checking out.

Of course if there is a tractor in a mile radius Isaac is going to find it!

They loved the ball room. Here they put the balls into the pipes and they float in the air from the air being from the tubes.

A Little Vacation

We took a little trip this past week. It was actually our first little trip for an extended amount of time with the kids. We first went up to Belleville and stayed with Matt's parents for a few days. This was a multi-purpose trip. The Republic County Fair was going on and Matt had his 25 year High School Class Reunion. From there we traveled on to Omaha and stayed a few days. We took the kids to the zoo and the children's museum. Which were both wonderful! They had a great time at both. Here are a few pictures of the first part of our trip to start with. I'll post a video when I have some time to polish it.

Isabella loves the carousel.

Here she is riding an elephant.

She doesn't like to just ride a plain old horse!

Isaac with Grandpa Wilber on one of his restored tractors.

Isaac and Isabella enjoying lunch at the church stand at the fair.

Speeding away on a jet ski!