I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream
August 16, 2011 | Family,Missouri,Summer,Vacation
Don’t you? We did! At Kris & Kate’s Ice Cream Treats.
Bowling
August 15, 2011 | Family,Missouri,Summer,Vacation
We went bowling at The Belt Bowl. My son got a strike! Tons of fun!
On the links
August 14, 2011 | Family,Missouri,Summer,Vacation
The kids played miniature golf for the first time. We went to Cool Crest Garden Golf Course, which has been in business for 60 years.
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Catch a painted pony on the spinning wheel ride
August 13, 2011 | Family,Missouri,Summer,Vacation
We went to the Pattee House Museum to ride the Wild Thing Carousel. The carousel was built in 1941 and restored by Bruce A. White, a wood carver who made each horse, bird and exotic animal on the ride. He donated the carousel to the museum 10 years ago, and it’s been in operation since 2003.
Cooling off in the pool
August 12, 2011 | Family,Missouri,Summer,Vacation
We borrowed a swimming pool from my cousin and his family. The sky was overcast, which reduced the heat a little, and the water was perfect. We had some delicious Gambino’s pizza, which was practically just around the corner. Yum!
My aunt made the best chicken dinner! I forgot to get her recipe for that and her cucumber salad.
Summer vacation to Missouri
August 11, 2011 | Family,Missouri,Summer,Traveling,Vacation
The kids and I took off for a summer vacation with my aunt and uncle in St. Joseph, Mo. I used to do that as a kid, and I have great memories of spending time with them. I wanted to give some of that to my children.
Time to pack.
Stopping for lunch.
It doesn’t take long to break out the games!
Yes, that’s an original Nintendo Entertainment System. (I also remember playing Atari Pong for the first time at my aunt and uncle’s house way back when and telling Grandma that it was “modern.”)
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Back at the airport
July 2, 2011 | Family,Iowa,Norway,Traveling,Vacation
Time to say goodbye. That’s always the worst part of a visit. Next time we see each other, some of us will be taller, some of us grayer. But we’ll always be happy to be together again.
This was still in my folder. It’s from the airport two years ago when we sent them on their way. (Kids are eating Gjende cookies Bestemor had in her bag. We like to call them Gjendem cookies. :)
Around the table
June 29, 2011 | Family,Food,Iowa,Norway,Summer,Vacation
When we get together with Bestemor and Bestefar, we sit around the table together quite often. We used to laugh when going through photo albums … there was always the shot of folks around the dinner table, forks and knives in hand, and the light fixture in the way. Maybe that’s a Norwegian thing. I guess it’s a family thing. It’s always good to cook and eat together.
