iowa

We headed of to Iowa on Friday for my cousin's wedding. The boys were super excited to go and agree that it was a great trip!
When we got to Iowa City, it was amazing to see where all of the flooding had been, the aftermath as well as all the restoration that has started. We had a bit of time before the wedding, so we visited the Antique Car Museum of Iowa. . .


That evening Andy and Jonna got married--a great ceremony, awesome desserts and it was great fun to catch up with family. Everything was perfect, (BTW--we loved the music you guys used in the ceremony and for the slide shows!!) even after having to change the location of both the ceremony and reception because of flooding. {They are going to have some blonde hair and blue-eyed kiddos!!--don't ya think?}Saturday was HOOT for the boys. My aunt and uncle live on 9 acres with a pond--every boy's dream!! Luke was tall enough to drive the tractor by himself--I guess all the years of tractor driving in our back yard on the little John Deere were great practice!
Uncle Jamie was helping Cole look for worms in the garden. . .
. . . and off to the pond.Andy and Jonna aren't leaving for their honeymoon until next week, so we got to enjoy having them around on Saturday--of course the boys loved it--it's awfully sweet of a bride to be putting worms on a fishing pole with her manicured nails--thanks Jonna!
One of Cole's MANY catches of the day!Check out the snake.
I think my cousin Greg spotted this one and Luke wanted to show off both of the catches

The boys honestly fished for hours--3 or more. By the time they were done, they were taking the fish off the hooks by themselves!The fish were biting like crazy--you didn't even need worms--check out my cousin Troy fishing with a hook attached to a pop can--funny. Troy and his wife, Heidi, are professional photographers and do an AMAZING {They took some pix of the boys this weekend and I am sure you will get to see them soon ;)} job. See for yourself!