Last Week of Summer Vacation!

Ah, this is it. No more summer vacation after this week. Seems a little sad, but at the same time, I think we are all kind of ready to get back to the school year routine. We've tried to cram a lot in this week and last, getting in some more zoo visits, etc.

Last Friday we visited the Durham Western Heritage Museum and Kennefick park. The boys love looking at all the trains. The Durham had a neat exhibit called Moneyville to teach kids all about money. It was pretty interactive and you could even make money with your picture on it. They loved doing that.

Monday we met Charlie's preschool friend and his family at a park to play and then we went to The Amazing Pizza Machine, which is a place the boys love! We had a really fun time. The boys went on the bumper cars, rides and played the games. We ate a lot of pizza and dd not want to leave. Unfortunately, I forgot my camera that day, so I don't have any photos.

Today we went to Fontenelle Forest to see the new DinoQuest exhibit. This was actually pretty cool. All along the boardwalk were dinosaurs with some information about each one. They looked very real and the boys and I talked a lot about what each one ate and what they were like. It was pretty hot today and quite crowded, so we didn't end up staying too terribly long. I had promised the boys we could hit McDonald's on the way home and they are always excited about that.

Tomorrow we are heading over to Council Bluffs to hit a family favorite-Christy Creme. We love their sherbert, malts and fries! Then we are going to the zoo for member day. Thursday or Friday we will be heading off to Mahoney State Park to go swimming with some friends for a last hurrah! Then it's back to reality! It's been a great summer!