IC Children's Museum

The destination today with Landon and Owen was the Iowa City Children's Museum.

Lunch at McDonalds, of course!

Water Park Fun

Destination: Lost Island Water Park in Waterloo. Melissa took the day off and we set off to Waterloo for the opening time of 10:30. I would highly recommend this water park to families with kids of any age. We had fun in the little tykes area, but Landon and I also tried out some BIG water slides of roller coaster style. Most slides you take up a tube and GO DOWN. Tubing on the lazy river was also fun.

After our fun time at the water park, we drove to Waverly to see Papa at Snow Valley Basketball School. Landon and Owen were delighted to see him, play in the big gyms, and eat supper in the Wartburg cafeteria.

Fantastic Day! Tired boys (and Nana and Melissa too)!

The Joys of Little Boys!

After my five day weekend with the Indy Showalters with Cade and Kasen, I got some time with the CR Kahler boys by babysitting Thursday and Friday. 5 year old Landon and 2 year old Owen keep this Nana busy and laughing.

Thursday: train table time, pool time, dress up time, play dough time, computer time.

The battle of the super heroes.
Even super heroes get tired!

We had a delightful evening when Melissa came home. We played outside and went for a walk in the cooler weather.

Bedtime story time: Melissa reading to Landon


Friday. We had tentative plans to go to the IC Children's Museum in the morning and then to McDonalds. Plans change! After the early morning rain we wandered outside to check out the weather and ended up playing in the coolness and walking in the neighborhood. I enjoyed reading many books to the boys today.

Brothers!

Owen gives our days a "thumbs up!"

I will return next week to babysit again! Yea.

Home....and Off Again!

After a long, long day of traveling we arrived home Thursday evening. The flight from Rome to Detroit was 9 hours and 22 minutes. I watched 2 movies, read, napped, ate and napped. I started on laundry around 9:30 because Don and I are both off again the next day - Don to Snow Valley Basketball School at Wartburg College for 18 days and I'm off to Indianapolis to see Brent, April, Cade and Kasen. I will babysit the boys Saturday and Sunday while B & A take an anniversary weekend away. Happy times for me!

Snack time!

Play time. Cade is "reading" the directions to me.

Bath and bed time.

Sunday morning play outside time

Game time with Cade while Kasen naps.

Filling the pool on this hot day.

Water balloon time!

Successful weekend - Brent and April had a wonderful anniversary weekend away and we (Cade, Kasen and Nana) had a wonderful weekend together.

The blessings of little boys! After my official babysitting duties were over, I stayed another day and a half to get extra time with B, A, C and K.

1 year old happiness!

3 year old creativity!

Another HOT day - pool time!

Lunch at the airport before we have to say good-bye. At least we get to be together in a few weeks at the beach! More fun times to come.