We just recently had a great surprise visit from my older brother Cory! He had told us he was thinking about coming out, but I didn't actually believe that he was going to come, especially because two nights before he told me he probably wasn't going to come. Well he proved me wrong and he did indeed come out!
When someone comes to Iowa to visit what do you take them to see and do?
(No really what do you do?)
Well we came up with John Deere Pavilion, Field of Dreams, and the Zoo!
First up John Deere Pavilion
John Deere is huge out here, so a trip to Iowa wouldn't be complete without at least seeing something that has to do with John Deere.
Just chillin
If you look closely Lucy is in the back behind the grate thing. She was loving it back there.
Makayla and Cory in one of the many tractors there. Makayla was having so much fun with Uncle Cory. She made him sit in all of them with her and be her "co-pilot".
Cory teaching Makayla something mean!
My two girls in one of the tires. The tires are so huge!
Next up Field of Dreams!
This was one of Cory's requests. He is obsessed with baseball after all! This was our second time going there, last time I was pregnant with Lucy. The Sunday after we went they announced that they were selling it. The new owners say that they will preserve it, but that they are going to build more fields for people to have actual tournaments on. We will see! I am glad we were able to go there before all of that happens!
Uncle Cory and the girls on the bleachers in front of the house.
Out by the corn field. This time it wasn't green and you could see that it really does end.
Sisters!
Isn't Lucy so cute!
Makayla got in on the action and hit a few balls.
And ran a few bases
She even beat her daddy to home plate! SAFE!
Makayla and Daddy after her run around the bases!
Final stop the Zoo
It was free Friday and the Zoo so we took advantage and went when it was still pretty nice weather. Then nice thing, our zoo isn't too big so we didn't have to spend all day there!
I swear we have so many pictures on this specific dinosaur at the zoo.
I LOVE this picture she is so cute!
There is a new baby giraffe at our zoo, so we were hoping to get to see it, but it wasn't to be. Lucy was happy with seeing any animals so she wasn't too disappointed!
Measuring up!
No trip to the zoo is complete without a ride on the carousel. This is Makayla's favorite thing.
Lucy's turn!
(she really didn't get to ride, but hey she will never know, right?)
We ended our trip to the zoo with a ride on the train!
We were so lucky to get to have Uncle Cory come out and visit us! We had a lot of fun with him and hope that he had fun with us! Thanks for coming Uncle Cory!
