Iowa: Nora Springs

During the last two weeks of July, we visited my family back in Iowa. We started and ended our Iowa visit in Nora Springs, the little town where my sister, Mindy, lives with her family.

Sat, Jul 12, 2003	Sat, Jul 12, 2003	Sat, Jul 12, 2003	Sat, Jul 12, 2003
Cousin Taran is four months older than Thomas.	Cousin Kalen is six months older than Graham. Everyone calls him "Bubby."	The four cousins gather around to help make (or eat?) breakfast.	Bubby mixes up the pancakes under the watchful eye of my sister, Mindy.
Sat, Jul 12, 2003	Sat, Jul 12, 2003	Sat, Jul 12, 2003	Sat, Jul 12, 2003
Graham gets ready to tow Bubby with the tractor.	Thomas tried to lend a hand...	...but Bubby finds out that Graham is not such a good tow truck driver.	Our boys can find the couch and TV under any circumstances.
Wed, Jul 23, 2003	Wed, Jul 23, 2003	Wed, Jul 23, 2003	Wed, Jul 23, 2003
Before we left for home, we spent a few hours in Boulder Park.			The boys played on the slide...
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...while the adults sat around talking and throwing seeds at each other.			You can see my mother resting on a bench in the background.
Wed, Jul 23, 2003	Wed, Jul 23, 2003	Wed, Jul 23, 2003	Wed, Jul 23, 2003

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