Monday, January 10, 2011

trip to iowa

we had a wondful time with my fam in iowa. no, we didnt' enjoy the cold and are ever SO thankful that God has placed us in the hot state of AZ. despite the cold, we loved every minute with the fam and got to see some good friends as well. cambria loved playing in the snow of course. she refused to wear a coat the whole time we were there even when playing in the snow. i didn't make her 1. b/c i hate coats too 2. the natural consequence of freezing her butt as a result of her choice. basically, it's a good thing we don't live there. it was bittersweet being there knowing that was one of our last times there. sweet that my fam will live here and we wont have to travel to see them. bitter b/c i love iowa in so many ways. i love the community of people in dubuque. i love the beauty of the green grass, (or white snow) the hills, the farms, and of course the good old country hicks you see around town. we will be back to iowa for one more trip to see daniel and joy graduate in may, and after that i think it's so long iowa. i have loved having you in my life for a time. here are a few pics of the trip.

grant, dan, and grant's new love...ipad

shawn, jayme, jordan

uncle dan, auntie joy joy, parker

mom and dad

lunch with janelle and jess

her favorite part of the snow...eating it

precious boys

cambria couldn't get enough of the piano

ready for the snow!
this indeed was her snow suit.

we did manage to get a vest and scarf on too

please take note of the ridiculous snow suits these arizonians are wearing.
grant you are quite sexy.

3 comments:

The Hobens said...

It looks like so much fun! You look fabulous, you are one hot mama of 2 beautiful babies.:)

Kristi Face said...

so glad we got to see you too but sad we didn't get a picture! :( love you!

Jessie said...

hurray for Iowa! Joe and now the boys all call it Iceowa :)
But even here in Kansas we get snow so we are fully equipped with snow suits and boots, so when you come visit we can hook you up ;)