saturday favorites

so yesterday we set out for a day with the kids & planned on making several different spots around the area.  first stop was to have lunch with my parents & let the boys use their new fishing poles they had gotten for their birthdays {oops no pics!}.  It was soooo hot, so that didn't last long, but the upside is that where my parents were camping is very near one of the best ice cream spots!  so ice cream for everyone :)

then we were off to the Burlington riverfront to check out the Nina & Pinta replica ships.  we just took some looks from the outside.. Evan & Lydie were in no mood for boat tours.

from there, we traveled to Ft. Madison for Balloons over the Mississippi.  again, so very hot! we were pretty worried about Lydie.. I have never seen her get so hot.  we had to wait for a long time for them to finally come in, but it was so worth it!

this one was my favorite & he came right over us!

this one was Lydie's favorite {pink of course}

they were all really beautiful!

it was a busy, hot, fun day for the M family!