Omaha Vacation!

We took our first family vacation to Omaha over Labor Day weekend. I know it is not a far exotic getaway, but when you have an 18 month old coming, the shorter the distance, the better! Plus, it is a super family-friendly city and there was tons to do. The pictures are in backwards order and so we will start with our last day...we went to this super cute little orchard (and pumpkin patch - a huge bonus for me). I am in love with all things country and fall exactly like this. I would go apple picking, pumpkin patching, leaf raking, hay riding, fall-festivaling every weekend of fall if I could. So I am glad to have Courts and Dan to share those things with!! And something super cute about our trip is that Courtney called Omaha "a-ha". Wonderful!

Here we are on our hayride headed up the hill of the orchard.

I love this picture! She was digging right in to the apples we picked.


And wouldn' t put down "her" apple.

This is a gross picture of me, but it was our first pumpkin picked of the season! Dan is the best daddy.

And this is why...he lets Courtney think its funny to hit his face and giggle.

At the zoo.

Love this desert picture.

Playing at Memorial Park.

Cheesy smiles!

Her first time in a booster seat (since this very old diner had to high chairs). It worked.

Our hands.

Playing at the Omaha Children's Museum. Very neat place.

The Omaha Farmer's Market was awesome. So much variety! We had to take advantage of the photo ops at this pumpkin wagon!

A Courtney sized pumpkin!

Playing in our hotel room. We stayed at the Hilton Homewood Suites and they were awesome. We had to stay somewhere where we could have 2 rooms and this worked out great - I reccommend it!

Fall Festival Fun/More fun at the lake!

Last weekend we went to Stewartsville to the Fall Festival. I wasn't sure what rides, etc. Courtney would be able to participate in, but we definitely know she loved the bounce house! She could have stayed in there for an hour! I also took about 100 pics while she was in there, but here are 4 plus a video.

Uncle Patrick took off with Courtney to let her walk around. When we found them, he had bought her a bunch of tickets to play games with her and win her giant inflatable toys! Thanks krickkrick (how Courts says Patrick).

Finally coaxing her out of the bouncy house.

One of the games she was able to play was the duck game (I'm sure that's its official name).

And she was a giant crayon!

This is our first successful carousel ride (she did not like the one at the zoo).

With momma!

This weekend we went to the lake with Deanna, Patrick and Jared as his last summer adventure in Missouri before he returns to Seattle.

Courtney looking at the water.

It was a little windy, so Patrick was keeping Courts warm.

Feeding the big fish at Plain Janes (one of our fave restaurants right on the water).

With her shades on (which she calls "eyes")

Leaving the lake! Courts with her meemaw (as she calls her).

Some of my favorites/Shatto Dairy Farm

Here are some of my fave summer pics! Can you tell I love the color isolation feature on my camera?

If you blow these up, the clover in the clover field is all purple!

Courtney is saying cheese here. Sometimes its a cute smile, sometimes its a sassy pronunciation.
Trying to find the kitty in the shed on the farm.

Yesterday we visited the Shatto Dairy Farm. It is in Osborn, MO which is only a few minutes away from Stewartsville. This is the kind of milk we have fed Courtney since she switched to whole milk. It is hormone free (and it comes in cute bottles).