We were so excited to head back to Council Bluffs for another long weekend like we did July 2013. We were going to go over the 4th of July, but then Conrad got sick with Hand, Foot, and Mouth so we decided to stay home with our sick, feverish babe. Mimi and Papa had several fun things planned including a trip to the zoo and a princess tea at the Omaha Children's Museum, and we were super excited to share our baby news with them in person!!
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We knew it'd be hard to not spill the beans immediately about our baby news so we had flowers delivered the very next morning with a note "from" baby (same thing we did with my family when we were expecting Gwendolyn!)
They were quite surprised and excited!
We spent the majority of our time enjoying Mimi and Papa's fabulous deck and outdoor living room. So relaxing!
Gwendolyn helping Mimi water flowers...
Watching movies!
Our annual trip to the Omaha Zoo!
This was summer 2013:
Other fun pics from the zoo...
"Do not feed the hedgehogs."
So we fed the hedgehogs. Oops.
It was one hot day at the fair!
Next adventure....Princess Tea with Mimi at the Omaha Children's Museum!
Papa bought her a new princess dress and she wanted to wear her "glass slippers."
They served dinner (Jimmy Johns) and offered tea and cupcakes. So cute!
They allowed the little ones to have full access to the museum. Her eyes lit up when she discovered the infant hospital with babies and incubators and diapers galore!
Banking with Mimi...
And then there was this adorable little people kitchen filled with everything miniature including a loft that served as a baby nursery. She could have played in there for.ever! What a fun children's museum!
Celebrating daddy's birthday!
This was before Conrad was walking so he spent a lot of time pushing around his push toy on the deck. Great last minute decision to bring that along.
Conrad wasn't so sure about the slip and slide, but Gwendolyn loved it.
He's such a wee little human. Cracks me up.
Gwendolyn: "Come on, buddy. I'll help you get closer to the water."
Conrad: "Nooo get me away from this!"
Papa demonstrates how it's done.
Conrad...still not interested.
Conrad hangin' with Bo Puppy.
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The very next weekend we headed to Charles City for a family meeting. We were able to hit up the Floyd County Fair while there, which is always a fun and entertaining time!
I didn't have any grand ideas about how to tell Becca and my parent's so that evening, as Becca was already preparing all of us bowls of fruit crisp and ice cream, I asked her to get me a glass of milk. I had tucked the positive test in the cupboard knowing she'd more than likely grab one of those colored cups for me. Sure enough, she did (although her first though was "why in the world does MOM have a pregnancy test in HERE?!) and she walked back into the living room with a huge smile on her face and told mom and dad that they needed to come in the kitchen and help her.
Thanks for getting me my glass of milk everybody!
Grandma and her kiddos.
These before and after pics are KILLING me lately!
July 2013 vs July 2014
And they're off!
Until they ran into the bush...
Hangin' on the deck.
Fishing time with grandpa...
She caught her first fish!
Snack break, of course.
I love a good fair!
We met cousin Kristen and the girls there.
You should have SEEN the giant smile on her face the entire time this ride lasted. They were spinning so fast and having so much fun. I can't believe none of them got sick.
Truck drivers!
Best part of the fair....we got in free to the Demo Derby so Gwendolyn got to experience her first one! I can't explain in, but I love watching demolition derby's.
#4Hgirlforever
#raisedinasmalltown
#countyfaireverysummer
She sat there watching everything! We didn't stay super long, but it was long enough to make my DAY.
We love seeing Mimi and Papa and Grandma and Grandpa!
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