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I owe a much longer post about our fantastic week in Iowa, but I'm feeling lazy. Suffice it to say that it was wonderful! As with most of our trips home to Iowa, the same is true here: we got to show off Jack to everyone, visit with friends and family, drink, eat, watch a thunderstorm, drink some more, and eat some more. This trip had the added bonus of bringing good news about Jane: her cancer is almost gone! The latest CT still shows a couple of spots, but because they are so small, the CT can't accurately diagnose whether they're cancer or scar tissue. Hurray! Jeff said that the doctor was beaming when he walked into the room after she had her CT. Can't ask for better news than that! (For Jane's blog, click here.)It's hard to just choose a few pictures from the many we took, but here are some favorites:
Riding go-carts with Jeff at Fun City in Burlington
Deep in conversation (and goofing off) with cousin Connor
Grandma Janet's grandbabies
A quick family picture before celebrating the wedding of Megan Moeller and Jesse Hammes with Jeff's athletic training classmates
Also, while we were away, Jack often fell asleep on a regular bed before we put him into the crib. When we got home, he told us he didn't like his crib anymore. We knew he would probably be ready for a big bed sometime this summer, and it turns out, he told us when he was ready! We converted his crib into a toddler bed and bought him a new comforter. Last night was his first night. After about 10-12 trips back to bed, he was asleep, which we consider a success. Today at nap, I only had to go in once. And right now (after only two trips in), I hear him talking himself to sleep saying, "I got a new bed!"
Helping Jeff make his new bed
This past weekend we had a visit from Steve, Janet, James, and Teagan. It was Teagan's first visit to Denver, and we showed her the sights! I think we're all still exhausted from the activity. It was a fantastic weekend though, and we can't wait to do it again. The weekend started Friday afternoon when they got to town. We grilled out in the backyard, and James showed Teagan and Jack how to climb trees.
Saturday morning was nice and lazy, with Teagan entertaining Jack, and the rest of us laughing along. Teagan was a great baby-sitter for Jack all weekend, and he ate up all of the attention from his "big sister."
Around mid-morning, we packed up and headed to Water World, which we think is the biggest water park in the country (or very close)! It was huge. The weather was perfect, and it wasn't very crowded. We had originally planned to bring Jack home early for a nap while the boys stayed with Teagan, but it was so much fun we couldn't bear to leave. Jack was a trooper without a nap and being out in the sun all day. This is Teagan on the "Screaming Mimi" with Jeff:
After sleeping in Sunday, we drove to the top of Mount Evans. It's one of the few 14-ers in Colorado that you can drive all the way to the top. The views were fantastic, but it was COLD! Even with our coats and hats, we couldn't stand to be outside for longer than it took to snap a few pictures. And as you can see, Jack was not very excited about the picture part.
We ended the weekend on Monday with running the Bolder Boulder. It's the biggest road race 10K in the country, with over 50,000 runners. We beat our last time, which Nike was especially proud of because she hadn't run that length since before getting pregnant with Jack.
Thank you to the Roe clan for making the trip out to Denver. We had a wonderful time!
