What a treat for me to spend a few days in Omaha with my parents. I'm sure they met up with us to see my boys, but I like to think they wanted to see me too. :) We stayed in a 2 bedroom suite so we were never apart--what fun times we had! Derek needed to work, so we missed having him along. But he had Ginger to take care of him, haha!
I'm pretty sure the kids in Omaha were not on fall break while we were there. The zoo was not crowded. The Amazing Pizza Machine was empty. We had no line and no waiting at Fuddrucker's. At times the breakfast room at our hotel was crowded, but that's about it! We played Scrabble, all the kids watched a lot of tv, Dad went swimming with the boys, and Mom and I went shopping by ourselves one morning. We stayed up late, popped popcorn, and watched a movie. I loved every minute of our time together.
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Braylen had fun showing Grampy his pictures on his laptop.
Those two and their computer time... |
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| At the zoo, Kaleb and Aaron trying in vain to stop the globe from spinning. |
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Mom, me, and cactus plants.
Those who know us well know why this is special. :) |
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| Kaleb with a baby giraffe and her mother. Baby is 6 months old. |
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| Aaron |
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We enjoyed the butterfly pavillion (one of Aaron's requests) and I walked
with blinders on through the insect pavillion! |
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| After taking this picture, the tunnel cleared out and we had it all to ourselves. |
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| Tired Aaron gets a free ride from Braylen. A fun day at the zoo always ends with tired feet! |
Our second full day together didn't include as much walking as our zoo day, but we still walked a lot. One impromptu stop we made was at the pedestrian bridge spanning the Missouri river. It was a beautiful day for it, and the boys thought it was cool to be in two states at once. Of course they also enjoyed spitting over the edge of the bridge into the water. Boys.
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| Aaron and Grampy at the Pizza Machine |
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| Kaleb and Braylen ready to race Grampy! |
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| All smiles :) |
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| The pizza machine is more than go-karts, but the go-karts are the best part! |
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| The bridge from the Nebraska side |
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Half in Iowa, half in Nebraska! Aaron and Kaleb kept saying Idaho instead of Iowa.
You'd think they would know plenty about Iowa by now, silly boys! |
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| The bridge from the Iowa side |
Thank you Mom and Dad, for this memorable getaway!!! You bless us in so many ways, and we are so very thankful. :) We love you more than words can say!
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