Iowa Recap

Even though it was sad circumstances to go out to Iowa, Ben's parents, siblings, and extended family are so fabulous that we were still able to have a lot of enjoyable times and good laughs. We got to go spend an afternoon in probably mine and Ben's favorite city, Ames (also where Autumn was born). If Ben didn't love his job so much in Provo, and Utah hadn't grown on us so much we would try to find a job in Ames.

We also got to enjoy the fall foliage and they had a couple of overcast and dreary days, which seemed kind of appropriate for Ben's sister's viewing and memorial service, but then we had a beautiful sunny day that was just perfect for playing the backyard.

Zephyr

Prairie, Papi and Zephyr enjoying the porch swing in the backyard of Poopa and Grandmother's house

Silas (Zephyr's cousin that is one week older)

Silas enjoying the leaves

Prairie having fun throwing leaves in the air

Autumn having so much fun in the backyard

Ben's little sister, Lindsey, finally consented to Ben doing his trick with Silas, Silas was a champ

This is how invigorating the trip to Ames was for Prairie (just kidding she had a great time at the Ames Public Library when Papi put on a puppet show to enertain all the kids in the children's section of the library)

This is how Zephyr loves to such his fingers, especially when he is eating solids, one bite of food, one such on the fingers, another bite of food, another suck on the fingers

Autumn and Prairie had a blast using the plethora of canes around the house as crutches

Zephyr and Silas holding hands (and then shortly after that they kept grabbing the other one's pacifier)

Autumn, Zephyr and Prairie with great-Grandma Parker (this is Ben's mom's mom)