Sunday, July 11, 2010

Arkansas Trip

We loaded the Mazda5 to the max and headed down to my parents' place in Monkey Run, Arkansas to spend July 4th and the following week. The boys had a blast on the farm and surrounding area, Sammy especially *loves* being at James' side 24/7. We were glad to have my folks' friend Tracy, her teenage son, Michael, and her four-year-old daughter IsaBella there for the week, too.

Breakfast at the Coco Bay Holiday Inn Resort we stayed at in Kansas City, just over 1/2 way between Minneapolis and Monkey Run. (photo courtesy of my Lotus Elite)
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Freddie was terrified by the bird. Luckily, we were also there for Saturday breakfast on our return trip so he got to see him again. He nearly knocked all the food off the table jumping into my lap when the bird made his appearance.

Some light reading at the truck stop in Missouri.
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We spent all day (10-5!) on a pontoon boat my parents' rented on Norfork Lake (Isn't that the name of this lake, guys?) Freddie fell into a dead sleep on the boat about 30 minutes before we headed back to the dock.
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My absolute favorite part of the trip! And I was overwhelmed with how well our kids did out on the boat all day. Sometimes the frustrating little critters really impress us. :p
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Sammy wanted to bring his life jacket home. I wanted to capture his face like this. lol
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A car seat on a boat is different than one in a car. JD actually slept pretty well for us in the car seat while we were in the water!
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James is one happy retiree. :)
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(this is where my camera ran out of memory - I forgot to delete pics before we left. Now I'm waiting on more pictures from my mom and Tracy!)

At the creek by Nana and Ba's house. Photos courtesy of James' Blackberry.
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All the kids loved the creek.
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Freddie and "IsaBell" by the front garden. (Lotus Elite camera)
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Sammy on the FARMALL. "If it ain't red, leave it in the shed!" :D (Lotus Elite camera)
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The boy loves tractors. Favorite part of his trip was riding tractors with Ba, hands down. Thanks, James, for paling around with our little big guy! He had so much fun and is exhausted from his week on the farm.

More to come!

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