Other Summer Adventures

Here is a quick rundown of lots of adventures we had this summer.  

Arts Festival downtown IC

Several trips to the Little Free Library right down the street.  These little libraries have popped up all over Iowa City, Coralville, and North Liberty.  Give a book, take a book!  The one closest to our house rarely has children's books.  Luckily, Ruby doesn't mind picking out books for me to read (or take up space on the counter.)  And even more exciting, is the possible visit from two little kitties that seem to come out when we are around.  Ruby loves them.  Jace loves them from afar, but isn't too brave when it comes to petting them.

 A quick trip to Michigan for a wedding of Paul's cousin.  Gary and Ruth rode with us and we had a great time catching up with family we hadn't seen in a long time.  Ruby had a wonderful time on the dance floor and was the life of the party for awhile.  Jace feel asleep in grandma's arms.  The next morning, we headed to Pau's grandmother's house with several family members.  The kids were able to play for a while before our 6 hour trip back home.  

Ruby and I got to see the musical Wizard of Oz at the Coralville Performing Arts Center with our friends Jaci and Clara.  

The Johnson County Fair with our friends Nicole, Lauren, and Levi.  

We had a couple beach days at Kent Park. 

 Several park dates.  This particular one was with our friends Katie, Lydia, and Claire.  

We tried to hit up as many school parks as we could before the school year started up again.  It was fun to try out new ones! 

Playdates with Cousin Sydney

Lower City Park to ride the rides, which were closed for a good chunk of the summer due to flooding.

Forevergreen Nursery Fun Fair.  Face Paint, cotton candy, and carnival games.... they loved it!

Despite the beautiful weather, we still made trips to the Children's Museum.  I'm pretty sure Ruby's week isn't complete unless we make a trip there.  

Ruby, Deegan, and Jace  

Jace's first sweet corn!

 Popcorn picnic

Splash Pad

Afternoons in the backyard... the only place for popsicles.  It looks a lot worse, but I promise it's just popsicle!  

Kid's Day at Kinnick.  Hattie and Brandon came to visit that weekend as well.  We stayed so busy with them that we hardly got any pictures.  

Fry Fest... "Herky Heaven"  They had all 84 Herkys in the same place!  Needless to say, the kids LOVED it!  

Grandpa Bill and Grandma LaDonn came later in the day and we went back to Fry Fest for the pep rally.  We got to see Hayden Fry and of course, the REAL Herky was also in attendance!

And of course, we had to get a few more pics with Herky.  

We enjoyed the rest of the weekend with Grandpa Bill and Grandma LaDonn and packed it full with visiting the Farmer's Market, cheering the Hawkeyes on to their first win of the season, having a fire in the backyard, attending church, and doing some shopping.

What had a wonderful summer!