Such a good mood in fact that he took me to Ashworth Park where we ran two miles in some brutal heat and humidity.
We met Shannon and Liz at the end of the trail and got the "route 44" diet cherry limeaids from Sonic. Next up we loaded all the kids in two cars and headed to the pool.
The slide you see here was great--a tube connects you to the giant toilet bowl, and you get flushed out the hole at the bottom.
Walt is getting some new teeth and was not in a happy mood. After a few hours at the pool, we showered and went to the Iowa Machine Shed restaurant. A very fun place--just what you'd imagine a good Iowa-themed joint to be like.
I ordered the bacon-wrapped filet mignon, and requested bleu cheese crumbles on top (which weren't on the menu).
It was quite possibly the best steak I've ever had. The bleu cheese was way more than just crumbles, but not overpowering. Delish! Everyone else had great food too:
No room for any dessert, but their pies looked very impressive. The restaurant is adjacent to a living history farm, and free tractor rides were offered every evening.
After the tractor ride, all 11 of us went to Stella's ballet rehearsal for her upcoming performance. I didn't see any of it myself as Walt fell asleep in the van so we gassed up and enjoyed the A/C.
After ballet, we headed to downtown Des Moines to see an Iowa Cubs game at Principal Park.
The stadium was beautiful. Not very crowded, and the temperature was becoming much more tolerable as it got later.
Since it wasn't very crowded, we were able to get on the jumbotron, Owen got a free shirt from the shirt gun, and Vinny & Creed caught hot dogs from the hot dog cannon.
On our way home from the game, we visited the Iowa state Capitol building and an outdoor sculpture exhibit.
The last thing on today's agenda was to get Bob & Liz's house up for sale. It was almost midnight, but it's officially on the market.
An exhausting day but so much fun for kids and adults. I can't believe we did all this in one day!
2 comments:
Your mother will be proud of you that you went to the State Capitol.
We are party animals! I'm exhausted just reading about our day. That day was the perfect way to set a great mood for the summer. Thank you so much for coming to see us. You are now on a very short list!!!
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