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W-IOWA... the Corniest station... in the nation...

So that is a song off of my favorite Backyardigans episode... all about Iowa and corn!  I thought it would be appropriate since this blog is all about Iowa, not so much the corn though!  Here we are, its our last day and we have had so much fun!

Harper and flew to Iowa with Grandma Barb and Grandpa John last Tuesday, we've been busy spending time with family and friends and eating many Iowa delicacies, yeah, Iowa has delicacies... like tenderloins and cheeseballs...  (Harper didn't so much eat those because she isn't allowed fried foods, but fetus and I thought they were delicious)

We've spent time with Grandma and Grandpa, Aunt Heather, Uncle Greg and Braedon and Tristan, Grandma Ronna, the great grandparents, and even got to have dinner with our favie lawyer (and Ryan's just favorite as he tells me whenever I mention her) Amanda!  We were sorry that Ryan did not come so he and Gabe could have a play date, next time though!

We will miss everyone here but we are excited to be going home tonight, we miss our boys (that being Daddy, Griz and Oscar of course) and we are super DUPER excited to find out if Harper will have a little brother or a little sister tomorrow...  EEEK!!

Enough of this Gibber Gabber... Bring on the pictures!!

She knows how to fly... not really though,
sitting still that long is pretty much torture

Hw has discovered a love a little furniture,
Guess we know what Santa will bring this year.

What we woke up to the day after we got here...
I think that white stuff is called snow

This is just stinkin adorable...
Oh Cousin Tristan, so cute

Good Bye snow... hello giant pile of leaves!

Mom... why am I sitting in dirty leaves with this
crazy boy and pup?

Harper wasn't a fan... but Braedon thought
the leaves were quite fantastic

She much preferred watching & giggling at the
crazy boys and dog jumping in the leaves.

The great grandkids with
Grandma Norma and Grandpa Jay

Hw with Great Grandpa Ron...
they find each other very funny.

So this Puppy, Dragon, and Gnome, Walk up to a Door...

No, this isn't the start of a really odd joke, its the tale of 3 adorable children who went trick-or-treating for the very first time.  So, none of them can actually eat the candy, nor could they say trick-or-treat, and two of them kept trying to actually walk in to the house, that's okay, they had fun and were exceptionally adorable as well. I know if I had these kids come up to my door, I would give them all of my treats!

Grandma and Grandpa Go To the Market

After a very sad flight delayment, Grandma and Grandpa Friederich got here Sunday afternoon! Luckily, we were able to get in a little bit of Pike's before the vendors started closing up.  Harper loves the market, there is so much to see, and people just keep giving her pieces of fruit!  Grandma and Grandpa picked up a lil gift for someone back home, Daddy got BBQ Humbow, and Mommy got her giant super sweet holiday grapes, which are a mouth full of juicy grapey wonderfulness. 

Because Harper has been fighting a bit of a cold, we've been pumping her full of liquids... which backfired big time when we were walking around Seattle and discovered a very wet baby and even a wet stroller... so we ran into Macy's and now Harper is the proud owner of some brightly colored striped leggings! (yes, we let her pick out her own)

Anywho, we are sooo glad that Grandma and Grandpa are in Washington this week, and also very glad we (Harper and Lonnie) are flying back to Iowa with them for a smidgen of a visit next week!!! 

Look who's here!!!

 

 

 

 

Pretty sure she was already soaked here...

 

 

Watching Sesame Street and sharing Cheerios with Griz this morning

Weekend o Pennebakers

Let me tell about this sale... it's put on by EMOMs (Eastside Mother's of Multiples) and it is crazy.  Cortney and I decided to leave at 8am for a sale that started at 10... and we stood in the chilly drizzle for about an hour and a half.   On the bright side, I scored a double stroller and we both got some clothes and toys for the younguns, so that is pretty swell.

You would be sad too if you were so cold and damp.

Well... At least we were in front of all these people

Hellloooo Double Stroller!

Yeah... I got her a random wooden dog...
 

Matt's Pretty Pumpkinrific Party

On Sunday Matt Pennebaker had a Pumpkin Party for his bday.  We were blessed to be invited, and to join in on the pumpkin bread, pumpkin cookies, pumpkin seeds, pumpkin roll, roasted pumpkin, and my contribution... pumpkin spice cake (with cinnamon cream cheese frosting).  The babies got to play, and we got to watch, and what did we do before we all had children again?  Anywho, we are so so glad that we have become such good friends with the fabulous Pennebakers and that they are in our lives and do silly things like stand out in the rain with us to get a double stroller for cheap!

Notice the skirt/leggings?  Also an EMOMs find!

I dunno... I just like her face

Beckett's pretty helpful

What are you silly boys doing under there?

 

Yes, My child likes to sit in her toy baskets and kiss her stuffed animals... we just go with it.

I just think its cute