Our New Discovery!!!

We liked going to the apple orchard outside of Sioux Falls so much while we were living there that we decided to try and find an orchard around here. After a long week of studying for Jon and a week of working for Erin, we decided to go today and check out Wilson's Apple Orchard outside of Iowa City. The orchard had over 150 different varieties of apple trees and was 87 acres. Needless to say, we were pretty impressed. We were able to take our own little bucket, head out on the trail, and pick our own apples off the trees. They told us we could even taste any of the apples we wanted to - just pick one off the tree and take a bite. Our favorite apples were the Honey Crisp and Gala brands. We had a great time and it was nice to get some sunshine again today! The only disappointment: NO caramel apples for Erin - maybe I will have to make my own.

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Nicaragua Trip ~ Part 3

We all had a good laugh when this horse and wagon pulled up to the gas pump. We were curious where they were going to put the gas but then realized there was a small tank on the trailer. Waiting at an intersection for a cattle crossing. We drove about 1 hour from Leon to visit Lake Managua and Momotombo, the volcano in the background. The volcano lets off steam continuously and actually has a geothermal plant within the volcano that captures energy to be used for electricity. Ready to head out on a boat ride to the base of the volcano. Saturday evening we had dinner with the clinic board of directors at a restaurant near our hotel in León. Sunday morning we had breakfast with Marwel and Einer and then toured some of the old architecture in León. The yellow church below is called The Church of the Recollection, construction was completed in 1788. The oldest operating Catholic school in Nicaragua. We took a walking tour of the León Cathedral, completed ...

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April Pics

April seemed to fly by so I'm glad I snapped some pictures to remind me of what we did during these 30 days! Clara likes to entertain her baby brother by getting out all his toys and books. He does a fairly good job sitting nicely and watching/listening to her chat away. Both Olivia and Clara can get Eli to smile as well as Jon or I. He really responds to them! It is fun to start seeing many different expressions from this little guy. He has us laughing with all his funny faces. This is Elijah's 'not impressed' face. Elijah's favorite way to nap is by his mom and with his blanket up by his face. He also likes to rest on his tummy. We were able to spend some time with grandpa and grandma Peters while they were back visiting. The girls enjoyed some help with their puzzles! These girls never turn down an ice cream treat! (neither does their mother...) Such a happy guy with lots of big smiles. Olivia a...

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