Nebraska 2013

Two weeks ago we took a road trip to Nebraska to visit Ed's aunts, uncles and cousins there.  This year Ed's entire immediate family was able to meet there, which meant all of his siblings, his parents and their children were in Nebraska at the same time.  It was an adventure and a fun week!  (For some reason, these pictures posted in near reverse order and I didn't have the time to move them around...so the beginning of our trip is at the end of this post.)

During the week I captured this photo of Sam and Mollie that I just love.  I wish they shared this much love all the time:)

Sam with cousin Ryan.

Making jello worms with Ed's Aunt Pam.  The kids loved this!

Jello worms with waffles for breakfast!

A little break for family reading time before bed.

Loading up the car for the long drive home.

Annual picture in front of the Cook, Nebraska sign!

Sam with second cousin Lyla...feeling a little shy:)

Baby Will!

Swimming day with cousins and second cousins.

Picnic in the park!

Mollie's first ride on a horse!

Emmeline's first ride on a horse!

Sam's first ride on a horse!

Hay bale picture with second cousin Caleb.

Caleb showing us all the animals at their farm...just like last year.  We all loved this and he is so great at it:)

Feeding Caleb's horse.

Sam and Caleb...Sam finally had an older boy to play with!

Farm scenery:)

Swimming with Nebraska corn fields for background scenery.

Watching the looooong trains role through town with Grandma.  The kids LOVED watching these trains.

Cousin play date at the park!

Root beer floats...yummy!

Sam was able to help Ed's Uncle Lyle work in the fields one morning.  What a great experience!

Family picture at the family owned former missile base site.  The boys worked on cleaning this level out all week.

Sam driving a tractor with Ed's Uncle David.

 Hanging with the boys and checking out Uncle David's old Jeep!

Mule rides with Uncle Brian.

Waiting for mule rides with second cousin Caleb.

Swimming at the hotel on the drive down to Nebraska.  The kids had SO much fun!

Sam was overjoyed to swim.  I'm so glad he is learning to love swimming and can't wait to see how he progresses after swim lessons this year.

We met cousin Allis, Will and Uncle Chris & Aunt Holly at a hotel on the drive down to Nebraska.  The kids were so excited about meeting here and couldn't wait to swim together.

A favorite stop to check out activity on the Mississippi River in Dubuque, Iowa for lunch.

All ready to go to Nebraska!