Weekend for Cousins in Indy

Scott, Landon, Owen and I took off Friday afternoon for Indiana.  Scott will be attending a Project Lead conference Saturday evening through Monday afternoon.  Landon, Owen and I will be staying at Brent's.  Five boys together.

On our way
Bathroom break at the Illinois Welcome Center

A weekend of soccer

and tennis

And Time at the Children's Museum on Saturday

The Great Wall of China slide

Kasen dressed to be in the Chinese Opera

The boys decorating their faces 

Cade in costume

Cam caring for a Chinese panda

The marble run

Sunday - Off to the Zoo and the Swimming

A special treat of donuts for breakfast

At the zoo

Watching the orangutans

Back home for SWIMMING!

Banana splits - yum!

MONDAY - more swimming!

4th of July Family Fun!

It was a fabulous 4th of July!  Brent, April, Cade, Kasen and Cam arrived late afternoon Thursday to spend the three day weekend with us.  Melissa, Scott, Landon and Owen arrived on Friday (the 4th) after Melissa and Landon ran a 5K in Cedar Rapids and Owen did a kids run.  They stayed over for the weekend also.  Celebrating the 4th, a family wedding and having fun together!

Waiting for the parade in Coralville.

It was a good parade with LOTS of candy.
Cam sucking his fingers as he was missing a nap.

The Kahlers arrive after the parade.  Don grilled for dinner and then the play time begins!

Scott and Melissa fixed the July 4th dessert - yummy.

Hungry boys

The weather was great for outside play.

Cade sizing things up for ladder golf

Ladder golf under the shade of the weeping willow trees.

Kasen and construction toys!

Then a big game of baseball.

Sweetheart Cam with the hydranges

We invited mom and dad to come for supper and have a chance to see their grandkids and great grandkids.

Playing games and watching the World Cup soccer game.

Time for sparklers!  And then bed for the boys - sleep-over style in the family room.

Good night, boys.
Such a fun day together.

SATURDAY - The Day of Austin & Tia's Wedding!

Legos and car races dominate the morning.

Yes, even Cam loves things that zoom.

Tia & Austin's wedding reception

Austin & Tia Showalter!!

Our table was full

Our wonderful family

The five most precious boys!

The boys dancing with Tia

Dancing!!

The five Showalter brothers with mom Iva

Sisters through marriage!

SUNDAY - Time to play and then for everyone to head home.

Dave & Cathy and Dennis' family dropped in Sunday morning.

The 4th of July weekend was the BEST!  What a blessing this time with family was.