Monday, January 4, 2010
How I Spent My Summer (and Fall)--at least Tuesday and Wednesday Nights
The Sleepy Second Child
Wyatt stopped taking naps much earlier than Jonah because it is way more fun to stay awake and play with Jonah. Sometimes though, it gets to him.

Solon Beef Days
Yet another small town Iowa fair. This time we headed to Solon for Beef Days. These fairs are seriously one of my favorite parts about Iowa. At this one, the boys got to participate in big wheel races--and got a can of pop and a ribbon for participating, and they couldn't have been happier. We watched a magician, who reminded us of Michael from The Office--kind of awkward, trying to get the crowd to laugh but no one did--pretend to cut off a little girl's hand, which really upset Wyatt and we had to walk away. Then this time, I got to ride a fair ride with the boys. My dad used to go on all the rides with us at Lagoon and now I realize how impressive this is because by the end of this one tilt-a-whirl ride I wasn't feeling so hot. I don't know if he just never felt motion sickness or if he just pushed through it to be a good dad. Probably the later, and hopefully I can do the same.



Our Soaking Wet July 4th
It rained like crazy this year on the morning of the 4th of July. There is a fun parade in Coralville and we decided to brave it, thinking it might be easier to find a spot on the parade route. It was still really busy though much to our surprise. Some of the parade entries had to change things up--the saddest to me was the Shriners who usually ride around on these awesome three wheelers. They just waved from a bus instead.
Saturday, January 2, 2010
Riverside Iowa--Future Birthplace of Captain James T. Kirk
Back in June we attended Trek Fest in Riverside, Iowa--the future birthplace of Captain Kirk. We're not Trekkies, but we are fans of unique and unusual fairs so we had to go. Trek Fest was definitely unique, to say the least. We missed the morning parade (guess we'll have to go back next year), but we did get to mingle with Trekkies, keep our kids from touching the very expensive Starship Enterprise models, let the boys participate in a tractor pull and ride a carnival ride all in one stop. All in all it was a pretty good day.
Friday, October 23, 2009
Ponseti Races
We got to be a part of the Ponseti Races this past weekend. Dr. Ponseti is the man who developed the non-surgical treatment of club feet. Wyatt was treated with this method and so it was really special to be a part of it. The race was last Friday and Dr. Ponseti wasn't able to attend because he had a stroke last Tuesday. His wife attended and sat in his place at the finish line of the children's races. Dr. Ponseti passed away on Sunday and will be missed. He was an amazing man. He kept working right up until the end of his life helping children like mine to be able to run and jump and play. We will be forever grateful for his work.
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
My Boys
I caught a great photo of my boys at the park yesterday. I love it because it shows a little bit about their personalities...well mostly Jonah and Wyatt's personalities since Emmett is still just showing off his sweet baby self. Jonah is the big brother who always asks to hold Emmett and wants to make sure he's okay. Wyatt is a little jokester. He always tries to make Emmett laugh. I love these boys.
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