Iowa/Nebraska Trip

 We got to spend a few days with our cousins in early August.  We had some fun together one evening at an indoor trampoline park.

 We went swimming together one day.   

Owen loved the waterslides at the pool.  He loves swimming and has become a great swimmer this summer.

 We met up with Dad a few days into our trip in Omaha, Nebraska.  We checked out the infamous zoo and found they had named the Gorilla House after Owen.

 Owen loved the baby peacocks.  He named every single one we saw, which was a lot!  Did you know that only the males are called peacocks?  The females are peahens and the babies are peachicks.  Makes sense, but Owen and I didn't know that!

 The butterfly house.  We visited the zoo on an incredibly busy day, so we didn't get a chance to see everything.  Maybe we will go back one day.

 This was the coolest store near downtown Omaha in the Old Market district.  It was called Hollywood Candy.  It had every candy ever made and was also a huge museum and antique store.  It was breathtaking and worth a trip to Omaha for!

This made Owen think of Ashleigh who wasn't with us for this part of our trip.

 Nathan reluctantly agreed that he is my "Big Hunk"

Also in Old Market is this famous ice cream store that makes the most unusual flavors of ice cream.  They are famous for their sweet corn ice cream (only in Nebraska!!).  There is corn everywhere in Nebraska.  I mean everywhere!  The ice cream recipe is published in a cookbook featuring ice cream recipes from all 50 states.  We stuck with vanilla and chocolate ice cream because we are not nearly adventurous enough when we're spending $5 on ice cream!

 The Omaha Nebraska temple is near the airport on the north side of the city.