FAMILY FUN WEEK 2009

THIS YEAR INSTEAD OF GOING OUT OF TOWN FOR A VACATION, WE DECIDED TO STAY AROUND HOME AND HAVE A "FAMILY FUN WEEK". WE DID SOMETHING DIFFERENT EACH DAY AND GOT TO SLEEP IN OUR OWN BEDS AT NIGHT! SARAH AND JAKE WERE HOME FOR THE SUMMER, SO SARAH WAS ABLE TO JOIN US FOR THE FUN WEEK! JAKE WAS WORKING-HE MISSED OUT ON THE FUN :( MATT AND SHANNON WERE ABLE TO JOIN US FOR ONE FUN DAY TOO! IT WAS A LOT OF FUN...I THINK IT MIGHT BECOME A YEARLY EVENT!



DAY 1
BLANK PARK ZOO

THE START OF A GREAT DAY AT THE ZOO!


MOMMY AND HER GIRLS


LUNCH TIME!


DADDY TOOK THE SEAT OUT OF THE VAN SO THE GIRLS WOULD HAVE SOME PLACE TO SIT AND EAT....MOMMY FORGOT THE BLANKET!


ELIZABETH'S CHEETOS FACE


DADDY AND ELIZABETH TOOK A LITTLE NAP ON THE GROUND AFTER LUNCH



REBEKAH FOUND HER SIGN...SHE IS SUCH A LITTLE MONKEY!



ELIZABETH WENT RIGHT FOR THE GOATS....SHE LOVES ALL ANIMALS!



DADDY HELPING REBEKAH PAN FOR "GEMS"....NO GOLD HERE!



ELIZABETH FOUND A "GEM"!


ALWAYS A FAVORITE AT THE ZOO...FEEDING THE GOATS!



THE GIRLS LOVED THIS HUGE BULL....HE WAS VERY GENTLE!


ELIZABETH AND SARAH


DADDY AND BEKAH AFTER A GREAT DAY AT THE ZOO!

DAY 2
LIVING HISTORY FARMS...WE ONLY DID THE FARMS THIS TIME

THE IOWAY INDIAN HUT....THE FIRST FARM ON THE TRAIL


REBEKAH AND ELIZABETH IN FRONT OF THE 1800'S HOUSE...THEY LIKED THIS FARM THE BEST BECAUSE IT REMINDED THEM OF LITTLE HOUSE ON THE PRAIRIE


SARAH AND THE GIRLS REST IN THE SHADE...IT WAS A HOT DAY AT THE FARMS!


REBEKAH AND ELIZABETH PLAY IN THE BUGGY


DADDY, REBEKAH AND ELIZABETH CHECKING OUT SOME OF THE FARMING EQUIPMENT ON THE 1900'S FARM

DAY 3
THE SCIENCE CENTER OF DES MOINES

AREN'T WE CUTE???? WE HAD SO MUCH FUN WITH THIS PEG BOARD....DEFINITELY ONE OF THE FAVORITES FOR THE GIRLS!


ELIZABETH :)


REBEKAH'S FACE....IT IS AMAZING HOW IT LOOKS SO MUCH LIKE HER!



REBEKAH'S FULL BODY "SCULPTURE"


THE GIRLS LIKE PLAYING IN THE CAVE


EXPERIMENTING WITH WATER POWER....OR JUST PLAYING IN THE WATER!?


REBEKAH AND ELIZABETH GETTING READY TO LAUNCH THEIR ROCKETS THEY MADE



DADDY HELPED REBEKAH AND ELIZABETH BUILD AN ARCH


REBEKAH DEMONSTRATING "CHAIN REACTION"

DAY 4

MOMMY AND THE GIRLS SWAM AT THE NEWTON POOL WITH SHANNON WHILE DADDY AND MATT PLAYED DISC GOLF.

DAY 5
WE PLAYED AROUND AT HOME AND WENT SWIMMING AT THE AQUATIC CENTER IN ANKENY....NO PICTURES THOUGH:(

DAY 6

FOR THE LAST DAY OF THE WEEK WE TOOK THE GIRLS SAILING.....THEY LOVE SAILING WITH DADDY!


OUR PRETTY PUPPY-LUCY


EVEN LUCY GOT TO SAIL WITH DADDY....FOR A LITTLE WHILE!


WHAT A GREAT WAY TO END THE WEEK....PLAYING AT THE BEACH!