Omaha

These past few days have been some of the most relaxing yet fun filled ones I have had all summer!  My dear friend Emily & her daughter Aubrey AND Soren & I spent some time in Omaha!  Why?  You ask???? Jen, another dear friend, and her kids, Addison and Landon, live there!  Jen's husband, Bill, is deployed to Bahrain for a year and so we thought we would go and spend some time with them!!

 The Omaha Zoo was a hit!!!  There were SO many things to see we didn't get to see them all....SO I guess we'll have to go back! 

 The Polar Bear was eating a cantaloupe!

 Touching a starfish.

 It was VERY cool!

 Soren's favorite was the Aquariam where you walk below the sharks, fish & stingray!

 On the 'creepy' bridge...as Soren called it!  Walking through the jungle!

 Addi & Soren learned to dive for sticks....following Aubrey's lead!

 Soren is always looking up to Aubrey & Emily!  Well, since Emily was giving Aubrey a diving lesson....Soren thought he should learn also!!!  I was amazed at the head first dives he did off the side of the pool AND the diving boards!!

 Instructions from Emily!

 It was ABSOLUTELY refreshing to have Jen's pool to play in!!  The kids loved the time in there as well as the adults!!! Cafe Jen served us coffee upon request and even the kids got 'kid coffee' at breakfast!!   What a TREAT it was!!!

 After a LONG day at the zoo, playing in the pool, and just playing hard some Veggie Tales was in order!  It was nice and cool in the basement!

 The next day we were ready to head to a splashpark in the neighborhood...it makes 99 degree heat MUCH more bearable!!  It wasn't even super busy!!

 Love Soren's face!!!

 The last evening we were able to get a babysitter and go out for supper and dessert!  JUST the mommies!! :)  It was a super relaxing evening.  I am thankful for these ladies friendship, support through this journey of motherhood and to be surrounded by AMAZING moms by which I can learn and grow!!  But also, that my child has other wonderful Christian role models in his life that when I fall short they help pick up the slack!!! Thanks ladies!!!

Addi, Soren, Aubrey and Landon

I pretty sure they are the cutest kids on Monroe Street in Omaha!!! :)