Fun in Iowa!

Uncle Dan & Filson
Filson loves farm animals, and he hit the jackpot as he had a horse in the backyard to check on daily, cows in the field across the street, and people from the Amish communities going by the house in their horse & buggies multiple times a day. Here he is on Uncle Dan's shoulders looking for the horse & watching the field get mowed by a tractor.

Gramps & the Boys

Filson, Haydn, Hannah & Ian

Grandpa, Filson & Grandma at Honey Creek Resort on Lake Rathbun

some of his first giggles

Great-Grandma Beymer & Ian

Filson & Grandma Beymer

Playing with our old Lincoln Logs

We were so happy Kelly & Harper came to visit from Kansas City!

Watch out, Filson's behind the wheel!

Patiently waiting to help wash the golf cart

Golf lessons from Grandpa

Everything in Iowa was so pretty and green and we had great weather...perfect for a day at the course!

racing cars under his homemade tent

Ian's watching Filson ride his "horse"

The Little Guy loved Grandma's airplane rides!

Driving Grandpa's Walker

Scooping the Loop in Randy's Hot Rod

Enjoying an evening on the deck

Filson behind the wheel again

Great-Aunt Ann & Ian

Grandma Beymer & the Boys

Playing farm at Great-Aunt Patti's place

Filson loved the playgrounds at the school & Judge Lewis Park. They have added a lot of new equipment, but a few of the things, like the teeter-totter & tunnel below, were things I played on when I was in school.

We had a really great time in Iowa! The two weeks flew by as we were able to visit lots of family & friends we had not seen for awhile. The best part was all the time the boys were able to spend with Grandpa & Grandma. It is sad that they are not able to see each other more often, but they made a lot of great memories in the time they had together!

I definitely had my hands full on the flights, but the boys were both great & it all went very well. We made it back Thursday evening & have spent the last couple of days trying to get back into a routine at home. The only thing we didn't like about our vacation was not having John with us. It was a really long time to be apart and we were all very excited to be reunited with him at the airport. Filson was so cute running down the hallway into his dad's arms, it's too bad we couldn't have had his expression on camera.

Today we took a little drive to Carolina Beach to get out & enjoy the day & spend some time together. We grabbed lunch at the Tiki Bar & waded in the water & enjoyed the nice weather. I have a hard time believing that summer is already coming to an end. It seems that we have been on the go since June & the time has flown by.