The annual trip to Perkins for breakfast with Baba

The kids have had a fun-filled first week in West Des Moines, Iowa. While it was a little rainy at the start of the week the weather has been great for the most part and the kids have spent a good deal of time in the pool. They also got to play lots of games with their cousins as well as watch movies and while some of the typical places they go are closed due to the coronavirus they have had a busy week.

Movie time with popcorn

There was the annual trip to Perkins with Baba and a visit to Jordan Creek to feed the ducks.

Feeding the ducks at a local lake

One day, Anna, Chloe and Ella prepared all three meals for us. It was a colossal undertaking that was weeks in the planning with Anna bringing a bunch of stuff from home. They named their “restaurant” Gallery Kitchen with Anna and Chloe as cooks and Ella as the waitress. They did a great job and worked really hard both cooking everything and cleaning up.

Celebrating Baba’s 70th birthday

Baba turned 70 earlier this month so one night we had a belated birthday celebration with her that included ice cream cake.

The traditional photo of the five cousins by the pool

Yesterday, I played some golf with my brother-in-law and today Marcy and I went for a long walk downtown. We were going to stay at a hotel for a couple of nights but decided not to risk it with the coronavirus making a comeback. So, we did a 12-mile walk along bike paths most of the way. We were tired and thirsty by the time we were done.

Tonight we had dinner at the Dahlens, homemade pizza which was delicious. Olive enjoyed playing in the backyard, particularly with the new doggie pool we bought.

Chloe and Anna watching Olive in her new pool