When I'm Old & Dead

So, we're driving to school today and it's abnormally quiet. Pretty soon Maison says, "Hey Mom, guess what I want to do when I get older?" Not knowing where this is going I hesitantly say, "What?" "I want to work at Country Landscapes with Daddy and draw cool pictures for people like he does." "Great!" I say. He follows up with, "I think I'll get a house in Fox Run too so I can be close to work."

It's quiet again for a couple of minutes and Libby says, "You know what Mom? When you get old and die I'm just going to live in your house, then I can probably cook my own food."

*Note to self: Sleep with one eye open and make sure my life insurance is up-to-date!

Maquoketa Caves State Park

Well, Daddy planned an exciting day at Maquoketa Caves State Park in Maquoketa, IA. Not ever being there before we didn't know what to expect. We were definitely under prepared! There was only one cave we could actually walk through. It had a nice walkway and a lighted ceiling. The other caves required you to have a headlamp or flashlight, and a desire to belly crawl like a snake! However we had a great time walking the entire trail. It was extremely beautiful!

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Living History Farms

Maison's school went to the the Living History Farms in Des Moines, IA today. Maison's school has been studying Iowa History since the beginning of the school year, so this was a perfect trip for him and the school.

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11 Months Old

Oh my, where has the time gone? Hard to believe our last baby is almost a year old! Squiz has had a busy month so far! She has seen her first ISU football game, has had a couple of sleepovers at Grama Shari and Papa Ed's house, popped in some new teeth, and really wants to walk!

Speaking of Squizzy's teeth, she has the two middle bottom teeth and a couple on the top. Not the middle two top teeth, but the two teeth beside the front teeth. Now we aren't big fans of witches, vampires, etc, however the rules are going to have to bend a little next month. Assuming the two top teeth don't come down, we are going to have to dress her like a little vampire bat!

She still isn't 20lbs yet, and finally wears 9month clothes! Libby decided that she is still my peanutty and Squiz can be my honey bee. I wonder if Squiz will ever be able to think for herself? She won't have to with a big sister like Libs!

Henry Doorly Zoo

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After the ISU/NDSU game, we stayed the night in Ankeny. Friday morning we headed off to Omaha to stay the long weekend with Jason's friend Eric. Eric and Nancy have 2 boys, 1 girl, a baby due in October, and a great dog named Chester!

Our kids don't see eachother often, but they seem to pick up right were they left off everytime we do get together! Eric to their kids and we took ours over to the Henry Doorly Zoo for the day. Nancy hung out at the house with Chester for a little R and R. The kids had a great time at the zoo and the weather was perfect!

Squizzy's First ISU Game

We took all of the kids to ISU's first home game against NDSU. Kind of ironic for me in a sense. What did we eat? Buffalo meat! The kids had a great time and Squizzy loved the whole thing! She did awesome! Her and Libby are definately into football, Maison is into the free stuff and watching the cheerleaders.