2 girls meet 2 boys

We had a playdate with another set of twins the other day
...2 1/2 year old identical twin boys

obviously we wanted to remember this occasion...
since we might not see them again for a long time

I wasn't intimidated at the thought of taking a picture of 2 sets of twins
...but I didn't have high expectations either {grin}

at first the girls sat quietly while the boys protested...



and then I bribed them with chocolate covered cranberries
...the girls thought their giddiness was intriguing.

there were FIVE other boys sitting on the other side of the couch
...she has 4 boys too!

their faces were covered in chocolate...
they were done...
and I was thrilled I had the chance to capture the moment with my camera!

I am so glad my 2 girls were able to meet your 2 boys Violet!

THAT

...is a lot



...of beautiful little people

Farm Road Trip Day TWO

it already feels like forever ago...
it was really just last Thursday!

and what a delightful day it was!

We stopped in LeClaire Iowa {lovely name don't you think -- grin}...
to meet up with Jessica and her super adorable children.

While we were there we decided to look up a 'letter box' and go on an adventure!

We ended up in an old park overlooking the Mississippi... just up the street from buffalo bills childhood home.

I obviously enjoyed the swings...

as did the FIVE littles -- thanks to dads smooth moves. {grin}

the boys found toads... again..
I LOVE toads and frogs.

Jessica, we had so much fun and are SO thrilled we were able to meet up!
Is it just me or does it look like we could be sisters?

We couldn't leave without a picture of all {except E&N who were sleeping} the kids...

another adventurous day...
driving
seeing
finding fun
meeting friends
and enjoying the 2nd day of our road trip!

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Now I know I'm getting a little slow at updating here....
did you know that you work from sun up to sun down on the farm?! {grin}
No really, it's been a bit busy settling in and helping around the farm.

Day 3 is coming up {right now}...
and how would you like a tour of the farm?

I shall get right on that... except we're heading into town tomorrow and that might take all day. But THEN I'll get right on that! {grin}

'night bloggie friends!

Farm Road Trip Day ONE

I wanted to blog our road trip along the way... but since we usually made it to the hotel/motel around 1am I decided to sleep instead. A good choice I am sure! {grin}

The beginning of Day ONE was a little stressful...

we left 5 hours later than we had planned, for many reasons...

lost wallet

top carrier trouble

washing machine fiasco

needy girls

anxious boys

rain...

you get the idea, right!?!

but the fridge WAS finally emptied

the van WAS finally loaded.

everyone WAS in the car.

and we left... it was an odd feeling leaving the house behind for so long.

But we were all excited and ready for this adventure to begin!

since we were SO late leaving, we missed the chance to meet up with some bloggie friends... so sorry girls!

We DID get to meet up with Steph, her husband and Ivy.

As you can see... Ivy and the girls are absolutely adorable and had a fun time crawling around together... you know... eating rocks, flowers and skinning their toes.

It was such a treat and we are SO glad it worked out!

we hit the road and drove a couple hours to our first stop for the night. And NO that is not where we stayed! Ha! We stopped at a holiday Inn Express.