summer trip

we just got back from a roadtrip to iowa. the land of the dutch, rolling farm country {"and people think they can feed the world with their little community gardens!?" -the farmboy}--and my youth. it was a pretty quick trip, but we managed to squeeze in time with lots of friends and family. we also celebrated a {16th!?} birthday and attended a {quite memorable} 10 year class reunion.

the boys did great for the 12 hour {each way} car trip and though baby #2 got his first ear infection {think screaming all night long}, a quick trip to dr. grandpa at the clinic had us back to normal in a matter of hours.

and I was pretty pathetic in the photo department. but this is what I got.

the boys with their great grandma

{second} cousins are so fun

friends since birthdays were in the single digits