Herky on Parade 1-20

In 2004, 75 Herky statues, each elaborate and unique, were put up around the Iowa City area and became known as Herky on Parade.  They were then auctioned off to support United Way of Johnson and Washington counties.  As of early May, 83 new fiberglass Herky statues have been turned into works of art to celebrate the 10th anniversary of Herky on Parade.  This public art project is a collaboration between the University of Iowa, the city of Iowa City/Coralville, and the Iowa City/Coralville Area Convention and Visitors Bureau.  

We LOVE seeing the Herky statues around town on our daily outings!  Because there are 83 of them, we run into them quite frequently!  At each statue, we are amazed at the area artists' workmanship and creativity!  We have made it our mission to make it to all 83 statues.  We have made it to 20 of them so far, so here they are!

In the Paint Herky 1of83

Iowa's Jazz Capitol Herky 2of83

C (Herk) itry 3of83

Checkmate Herky 4of83

Ragbrai Herky 5of83

We can see this Herky from our front steps which is pretty cool!

Herkules 6of83

You're the One Herky 7of83

Superhero Herky 8of83

Father/Daughter Herky 9of83

Ruby's favorite so far ;)

Herky of the Opera 10of83

Technicolor Herky 11of83

SGT Herky 12of83

Contrary to what some of these pictures show, Jace actually LOVES the Herky statues!  But apparently, he likes food more... it was getting very close to lunch time AND it was pretty hot this day! I was a mean mom and was like, "we are going to get this picture whether you like it or not!" I said it was our mission to get a picture with both kids at each Herky...not that they were going to be GOOD pictures!  haha!  These will be fun to look back on some day!  ;)

Uncle Herky 13of83

Bachelor Herky 14of83

Wrestler Herky 15of83

BatHerk 16of83

Sir Herkalot 17of83

Big Foot Herky 18of83

Graduation Herky 19of83

Student Herky 20of83

The Herky statues will be On Parade through Auguest of 2014.  

Sibley for the Weekend

Last weekend, I took the kids to Sibley while Paul stayed home to work nights.  My sister and brother-in-law who work on the cancer/transplant floor at Avera had invited me to run on their team in the Breast Cancer Run in Sioux Falls that Saturday.  It was my first 5K in quite awhile and it may just get me back in the mood to keep running.  It was Hattie's first race ever and I was glad I could run with her!  Brandon ran for his aunt, Cindy, who was recently diagnosed with breast cancer.  We had a great time and the weather was absolutely perfect running weather.

The rest of the weekend was spent in Sibley and was pretty low-key.  The weather wasn't all that warm, but that didn't stop us from spending some time outside.

Kenny, Carrie, and Tate spent the night at my parents on Saturday night so it was great to spend some time with them as well.

It was Mother's Day on Sunday and it was wonderful to spend the day with my mom.  I think she's the best and although I wish we lived even closer, I'm so glad we can drive a few hours to be able to spend time with my parents!

Soccer

Ruby had her first night of Soccer earlier this week.  She did great!  It was so fun to watch her run around the field... sometimes looking like she knew what she was doing and other times...or shall I say, MOST times... not so much.  :)  3 year old soccer is hilarious!  Early in the game, one of her teammates fell down and she stopped to make sure he was ok before running down the field.  Pretty cool...made us proud parents.  She also picked up the ball once and threw it...oops!  After the game, her grandma Ruth asked, "Ruby, did you have fun?!" To which Ruby replied, "Yes!  And I got a snack!"  So obviously the snack was the best part and will be an added bonus each week!  The soccer fields are right across from our house and are busy most nights of the week from May to October.  There are also baseball and softball fields and a small park as well.  It is a fun place to live by.

Walking to the fields with Coach Dad.  Paul is helping coach the Green team and I have to say, he did pretty great too.  ;)

Ruby's biggest fan.  This picture makes Jace look like such an angel...just sitting quietly and watching the game.  That was definitely NOT the case.  I am very thankful for Papa Gary and Grandma Ruth who attended the game and consequently looked after this wild man.  ;)

Listening to Coach Brian

Ruby and her friend and teammate, Deegan

Easter

We headed to Sibley/Sioux Falls for the Easter weekend.  Paul worked at Avera on Friday and Saturday while the kids and I got to hang out with family.  We got to see everyone in my family sometime over the weekend, but because of everyone's work schedules we were never all home at the same time.  The kids had a great time at two different Easter egg hunts and just hanging out with some of their favorite people.  On Sunday, my parents hosted an Easter celebration at their house which included 44 people.  We had a blast and were extra thankful for beautiful weather so we could enjoy the outdoors with so many people!  We had a wonderful weekend.

Fun at the park with Aunt Hattie and Grandma LaDonn ;)

Easter Sunday