No question. Hands down. The most, MOST fun we had all summer was when the Haley Family drove cross-country to visit us for a week in August!! And it's not just because of all the REALLY fun things we did, like: skateboarding, waterslides, Children's museum, kiddie carnival rides, Wii, the beach, eating "restaurant style" waffles every morning, eating "Chicago-style" pizza, going out for ice-cream, the parent's double-date to downtown, staying up late playing games, and my morning walks with Jaimie on beautiful trails...
No, it was our absolute most favorite week of the summer because we got to do all those fun things with Aaron, Jaimie, Dallon, Dawson and Easton! It meant SO much to us that they made Iowa their family vacation destination (shows how hard-pressed they were for excitement!).
We know that it's not an easy drive, and on top of that, Aaron tore his ACL just a few days (or a week?) before they were supposed to come! They almost didn't come, but Aaron--who earns 5,000 brownie points, in my opinion, for making the trip with a painful leg--decided to "take one for the team" and make the trek anyway! And we're sooooo grateful that he did!
Before we dive into these incredible pics (have I enticed anyone else yet to come for a visit?) I need to give credit where it's due. The following barrage of pictures would literally not be possible without Jaimie's incredible photography skills AND her willingness to send me a CD in the mail of these superb vacation photos (thanks again SO much!!).
I love little Easton, he's such a sweetheart!
Jaron worked with the kids on "dropping in" on our ramp. They had a blast, and I breathed a sigh of relief when there were no broken bones!
We went to our local community pool. It's a fun one w/waterslides and a splash pad. I love these pictures Jaimie took:
I love this picture of Jaim and Aaron!
We had tons of fun at a nearby lake ("the beach"). Jaimie headed up the traditional sand-castle building, which turned out to be another grand one!
After a long day at the beach, we enjoyed delicious chicago-style pizza.
Fun at the Children's Museum:
...and getting ice cream...
...and at a local park with "carnival rides" (Trevor's favorite is this fun train!)
Then it's back on the skateboards for more fun..
...and a little "down time" playing Wii.
Before our double date with Jaimie and Aaron, Jaimie did a little photo shoot with us big-kids, and I think they turned out great!
Jaim and Aaron made time on their way out of town to watch Jaron compete in a road-bike race (which he did awesome in!!). Thanks for going the extra mile guys! We love you and have been missing you ever since you left!!
6 comments:
Oh man... now I miss you guys so much! Re-living the fun thru this post is great! I'm so glad we got to come to Iowa. We had the best time with you! We can't wait to come back. Love you!!!
That looks like so much fun. I love fun visits like that. And you look BEAUTIFUL, Emily. For real.
look like so much fun and i know they had a really great time with you guys. i love the first picture of you with Easton. really cute.
I love swimming at the lake! That's the classic summer vacation highlight,
How fun! I'm glad things worked out and that they were still able to make the trip. My kids are still begging for a trip to come see you, so I better not show them this post or I'll be hearing it even more. We have to atleast wait until our nose-hairs won't freeze. Anyway...
Those are some beautiful people in those pictures! I especially love the one of you, Trev, and Mikey on the carousel...the colors look amazing. And the ones of you/Jaimie and you/Jaron before your date. Beautiful people. :) You are absolutely gorgeous Em. Jaron is one lucky man to have you!
That is how people get hurt I heard about this kid that tried to drop into a half pipe and he dislocated his elbow. It was a big ordeal hospital and everything. Good news is that he survived and regained all the range of motion and strength in his arm. He said he knew some good doctor or something like that.
Thanks Guys!
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