While The Girls Are Away.......

The boys will play.

Amy and Taylor took a trip to Washington D.C. a week or so ago, in which they were gone for five days. While away, the boyz did some hangin' out and enjoyed our time together. We ate like men (brats, sloppy joe's, meatloaf) and did so at the bar/counter rather than dinner table. We also went to Meet the Bears night, which was where West Branch High School introduced the football team, cheerleaders, coaches, etc.

The highlight of the five days was probably Saturday, in which we did several fun activities. We took a trip to Wilson's Apple Orchard, where the boys main concern was riding the on the trailer which is pulled by a big John Deere tractor. They remembered this from last year and would not let me forget about the trailer on the way to the orchard.

Since we had some time to spare while waiting for the rides to start, I decided to head the Coralville Dam and Reservoir area. First, we went searching for fossils at the gorge below the spillway.

Then we went down toward the dam where I gave the boys a lesson in hydraulics.

Following the dam, we headed to McBride and the Raptor Center. Though the boys were skeptical at first they ended up loving the huge, beautiful birds on display.

After visiting the raptors we travelled back to the orchard for our tractor ride. We enjoyed eating numerous apples along our picking journey and the trailer ride through the creek was a hit. We then bought some YUMMY turnovers, caramel, and our apples and headed home.

Of course, boys can't always be boys, right????????