Iowa: Riceville

Most of our time in Iowa was spent in my hometown of Riceville. We stayed at Grandma Ring's house and many people came by to visit.

Mon, Jul 14, 2003	Mon, Jul 14, 2003	Mon, Jul 14, 2003	Mon, Jul 14, 2003
Grandma Ring reads to Bubby and Graham.		Bubby and Graham wreaking havoc in the bathtub.
Tue, Jul 15, 2003	Tue, Jul 15, 2003	Tue, Jul 15, 2003	Tue, Jul 15, 2003
Graham, Bubby and Cousin Delanie in the basement which was the indoor haven for kids.	Bubby jumps on a bed in the basement while Delanie ignores him.	Thomas, Bubby and Cousin Cameron	My cousin Sue's daughter, Delanie, is approximately the same age as Thomas and Taran.
Tue, Jul 15, 2003	Tue, Jul 15, 2003	Tue, Jul 15, 2003	Fri, Jul 18, 2003
Sue and Tina	Delanie and her dad, Dan Barnes	Sue and Delanie	Uncle Kent shows Thomas a few things about Pokemon.
Fri, Jul 18, 2003	Fri, Jul 18, 2003	Fri, Jul 18, 2003	Fri, Jul 18, 2003
Uncle Kent, Thomas and I sat down for a game of Chinese checkers one afternoon.	Kent makes his play...	...while Thomas frets over his next move.	Meanwhile Graham plays with the leftover marbles...
Fri, Jul 18, 2003	Sat, Jul 19, 2003	Sat, Jul 19, 2003	Sat, Jul 19, 2003
...and Grandma Ring kibitzes.	Later, Kent, Thomas and I got taken to Chinese checkers school by Grandma Ring.	Mindy looks on as Kent realizes the futility.	The Eastman boys watch as Grandma Ring realizes her next move.
Sat, Jul 19, 2003	Sat, Jul 19, 2003	Sat, Jul 19, 2003	Sat, Jul 19, 2003
The Barnes family arrives: Cody, Sue, Delanie and Cameron.	Sue and Graham	Delanie, Bubby and Graham	Dan looks on as Cody, Thomas and Cameron play.
Sat, Jul 19, 2003	Sat, Jul 19, 2003	Sat, Jul 19, 2003	Sat, Jul 19, 2003
Delanie rolls Graham around in a box.	Graham attempts to roll Delanie around in a box.	Mindy demonstrates volleyball technique to Taran.
Sat, Jul 19, 2003	Sat, Jul 19, 2003	Sat, Jul 19, 2003	Sat, Jul 19, 2003
Grandma Ring: "I'll just give Graham this caffeinated pop and his parents hill never know."	And then she realizes that I have caught the whole thing on "film."	Cousin Laine	Sue and Tina
Sat, Jul 19, 2003	Sat, Jul 19, 2003	Sat, Jul 19, 2003	Sat, Jul 19, 2003
Bubby and Graham gang up on Cousin Cody.	The seven-year-olds became fixated with picking the seeds out of this tree.	Graham and Bubby try to help but can't reach very well!	Thomas and Graham gather all the seeds into the wagon.
Sat, Jul 19, 2003	Sun, Jul 20, 2003	Sun, Jul 20, 2003	Sun, Jul 20, 2003
Cousin Dain and his wife, Min	Grandma Ring reads to Graham and Thomas.	Thomas and Graham reluctantly pose by the banks of the Wapsipinicon River, the site of many of my childhood adventures.	Our boys!

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