Sioux City, IA

 Running off some energy at a near by park

 Natalie and Cam

 Jill and Mom

 Sweet Charlotte

 The crew headed to the pumpkin patch

 All our adorable kiddos!

 Attack of the Spider

 Everyone enjoying the train ride

What a trip!  Mom, Cam, Coop, and I headed out Wednesday afternoon to Sioux City, IA to see my cousin and her kiddos.  We spent over five hours in the car on the way there and over seven on the way back...we scooted over to River Falls, WI to see my Grandma, Aunt, and cousins on the way home.  Yes, that's three days, three states, and 12+ hours in the car, so you're probably thinking, UGH!  However, I must say that we had a GREAT time!  The boys were super travelers (except for Cam getting a bit car sick and throwing up beef sticks on the way into the cities...picture my Mom's butt in my face while she's bending into the back of the van to wipe up puke!) and our visit with my cousin was so nice.  We got in Wednesday around 6 and stayed at a beautiful hotel, The Stony Creek Inn.  After dinner at Famous Daves the boys spent some time in the pool and then it was off to bed to rest up for our big day on Thursday.  We headed over to Jill's house and were instantly welcomed by Britton (4 1/2) and Natalie (2 1/2), who bonded with our boys within seconds over the subject of Star Wars.  We also got a chance to love on sweet Charlotte (5 months)...such a wonderful baby, who as Cooper puts it, "poops money" because we discovered a quarter in her sleeper.  :)  After visiting and seeing their great house we headed to the park, pumpkin patch, grabbed lunch, cruised back to Jill's to eat, and then back to our hotel to swim.  We took a break for naps, and then met up at Red Robin for some dinner...after that it was time for bed, so that we could have one last play time the next day before we headed north.  We're so happy we were able to spend some quality time with Jill and her family...if only it could happen more often.  My kiddos can't wait to see their cousins again and neither can I.