Hey blog buddies! The summer has been going tremendously for us and so this week I’ll be sharing some of our latest adventures, and asking for recommendations for the trips we have coming up.
I wanted to share a few pics from our Iowa trip if you don’t mind! The above photo captures just a glimpse of the gorgeous scenery Jon and I had the privilege of enjoying for the week. Red barns within view? Yes, please!
Each time we visit Iowa we use the greenery to our advantage by getting a few decent pictures.
Here are our amazing friends Sarah and Tyson and their baby girl Olive Joy!
Seriously, this little lady is so adorable! So cute that….
Even we had to get a few photos with her! Okay, in all honesty I am basically the one out of my friends that doesn’t have a case of baby fever, but my sweet husband l-l-l-l-loveeeeess kids so you can imagine my surprise when he insisted we take some photos with Olive Joy. Can’t wait to show Olive these photos when she’s 20!
I love this photo because it captures us perfectly: a little awkward filled with lots of joy
Unfortunately the corn crops weren’t quite this tall on our trip so I took a photo from a previous Iowa visit to top off the post. What’s an Iowa vacay without the signature corn crop photo? (That’s Jon’s 9-year younger brother Jay on the left whom we adore!)
Tomorrow I’ll begin my posts on Chicago! Have a splendid Monday sweet friends!












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June 27, 2011 at 10:55 am
Tang
Sounds like you had a great time! I love all the green-ness!
June 27, 2011 at 1:23 pm
christi @ burlap and basil
the candid one of you two is precious – and you are right, so full of joy! looks like you had a great time in iowa – and who wouldn’t love the open fields?!
June 27, 2011 at 3:31 pm
Amber Blue Bird
my goodness little Olive is adorable and I love her name, its as cute as she is
June 27, 2011 at 8:34 pm
DENISE
Our sweet family looks good in Iowa!
June 28, 2011 at 6:10 am
classiq
Judging from these beautiful pictures it seems that you had a marvellous trip. Little Olive is sooo adorable!
Ada
June 28, 2011 at 9:27 am
w8n4ljc
Great pics! I spent my first-grade year in Iowa (in the City), saw my first NCAA football game with the Hawkeyes!
Suggestions? Have Jon take you to Hanging Lake (near Glenwood Springs) and Maroon Bells (near Aspen, not far from Glenwood) in Colorado. Absolutely gorgeous. Hanging Lake is a tough hike for us flatlanders, but worth it!
June 30, 2011 at 1:16 pm
Darlene Litzsinger
Guess what? Colorado is thinking of making Hanging Lake in the Glenwood Springs, CO area a Historical Site.
June 28, 2011 at 4:31 pm
www.StarHughes.com
Such cute pictures of you two!!! I love that you describe yourselves as awkward but joyful! You guys look so happy! And Iowa looks beautiful!
January 6, 2012 at 12:40 am
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