Before we knew that Chelsey was getting married in September my mom thought it would be nice to get everyone together for a visit! Brandon hasn't seen McKenna since she was 7 months old, and both my siblings and Grandpa Rue have never met Zachary.
They all came in late Thursday night, and thank goodness there wasn't one more person, because our vehicles could not have accommodated it! We chatted figured out where everyone was going to sleep and called it a night.
On Friday Josh took the day off work and we headed to the Iowa State Fair! What a fun time! I could not believe the weather, it was actually chilly, and Kenna wore a coat the whole time!
--first stop was the petting zoo--
--kenna feeding the baby goats--
--gramma rue helping--
--the camel really liked Chelsey....such strange animals (the camel, not chelsey)--
--Grandpa Rue was taking pictures too, but managed to squeeze everyone else into this silly thing--
--these pumpkins were ridiculous 1100 lbs!--
--eating some deep fried goodness for lunch!--
--zachary was such a good boy, just slept or played most of the time!--
--in between small rain showers kenna played on the wooden train--
--after a downpoor, and about 10 minutes of hiding under an awning, we got to ride some rides too!--
--much to my dismay, daddy took kenna on the GIANT ferris wheel!--
--looks like she enjoyed it!--
--and she got to see clifford in the varied industries building--
On Saturday the girls headed to the farmers market downtown. I just love going down there, always so much happening with yummy treats to buy! That evening was our annual block party. They close the street down, everyone brings food, and this year they had a bouncy house and water balloon fight!
--as you can see, quite the turnout! Kenna liked the bouncy house/slide so much she never got out!--
--kenna in the bouncy house--
Sunday we spent the morning at Salisbury House - another fav Des Moines attraction. We went on a tour and learned all about the history, then headed home. That evening Josh and I went back to the fair for dinner and to see Heart/Journey concert! I was so pumped, but left a little disappointed. Heart was AMAZING! But Jounrey was not nearly as good as they were with their previous lead singer. We saw them a few years ago and had 2nd row seats to them and Def Leppard....no comparison really. They found the new lead singer on YouTube and although he sounded incredible, he didn't look or act the part. So, a little disappointing, but still fun to get out of the house sans kids!
--view of the fair from our seats--
--same view, but dark now :) --
--kinda crappy picture of stage--
Monday we all went to Reimen Gardens in Ames. Got to see the butterfly enclosure and walk the grounds looking at all the water features, ponds and flowers. Not quite as pretty as in the spring, but still fun! Then we went to Hickory Park for lunch.
--mom, chels and brandon--
--chelsey blowing out candles at hickory park, happy 20th sis!--
--this is take two that evening with a strawberry cream cake that I made for her--
As all trips go, this one was too short, but really loved having my family come out and visit! Seems like time flies while they are here, but still great to see everyone!
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