Since we goofed up earlier and didn’t get any pictures when Rachel went to the lake, we decided to go back there camera in hand. It was a beautiful day, not that the lake wasn’t still cold, but Rachel had a great time.
Rachel saw to it that many rocks that had washed ashore were safely returned to their subsurface location. We realized that Rachel had never seen waves coming into a shore. She asked questions like, “Why is the water moving?” “Is it dangerous?” Once she realized it was perfectly natural she loved it. “Safety” is our girl’s middle name!
After spending an hour or two at the lake we returned to Sue’s, packed up the van, and headed for home. When we got to Anamosa we decided to veer off on Highway 1 and take a diagonal shortcut to Iowa City. But when we got to Mount Vernon we discovered the road was closed so we had to go about 10 miles out of our way.
This was a great vacation and we had a very fun time.
I agree with Wendy we need a road trip to California!!! Rachel had such a great time. She loved every minute of the trip – the lake, the zoo, the field museum, Sue’s house, the dogs, anything and everything. She is up for an adventure anytime.
Not only is Rachel a lucky little girl to have such devoted grandparents but her Grandparents are blessed to have such a lovely little girl
Boy, am I in love with that sweet face!