Sunday morning we went to the Des Moines Botanical Center. They’ve got a dome with all sorts of plants and flowers. The girls mostly wanted to look at the waterfall and all the large Koi fish. Zoey lost her shoe at some point, so we had to manage by having her wear her piggy slipper. She didn’t seem to mind.

Hadley is continuing to have problems listening and staying with the group. I think that she just gets excited and she is so ambitious that she doesn’t think twice about leading the pack. The issue is that she just takes off and leaves us in her dust.

We had lunch at Perkins with Michael and Nancy before heading back to Nebraska. Zoey Belle got a grilled cheese and fries, which she spent most of her time tearing apart and throwing on the floor. Hadley got rainbow pancakes, which are basically normal pancakes, except covered in sprinkles and whipped cream. Needless to say, she didn’t leave anything on the plate when she was finished.

The trip back from Des Moines wasn’t too terrible.

Hadley slept a majority of the way, which saved me from having to listen to her nursery rhyme and kids song CD for too long. She really loves those songs, but man are they annoying. I have been singing them in my head all day.

Zoey Belle slept for a bit, but then just enjoyed the drive. She loves making noises and giggling in the back seat.

We got home and were completely exhausted. After Linds got everything put away, the Schwarz family stopped by to say hi for a few minutes before the kids went to bed. Overall they were really well behaved this weekend and we had a great family getaway.

Check out the photos HERE.