Our August Long Weekend

Pete had an interview in Salt Lake City, Utah (see below) and so we girls packed up and headed to Iowa to visit Auntie Christy and all the cousins!! It was super fun. Here are some pictures of the beautiful scenery between the Roch and the Lev's town.

The corn fields.

The Mississip
Probably the most educational bath to date for the Mags. Anna is reading a book, Amanda is giving a puppet show and poor Allie just wanted to climb in the tub with the girls. Unfortunately there was no room. So funny - Mags just chilled out, sucking her thumb!

The little girlys slept through lunch so we decided to have an indoor picnic.
Yes, this little 3 1/2 year old fits in the Bumbo seat. Actually ALL the Lev girls (including the almost 6 year old) fit in the seat and love it!
Maggie, Allie and Annalea. Allie loved Maggie and was wonderful at taking care of her - which included making sure that Annalea didn't bite, pinch or poke Maggie's eyes out!
Amanda is such a great big sister to her two sisters and was wonderful to Mags. She wanted to hold Maggie all the time but soon realized that Maggie weighed too much and was way too strong for Amanda to handle.
It was super hot there as the humid index made it in the 100s (YUK!) so we headed to the park and played around in this misting/sprinkler/germ infested thing. The girls loved it and it cooled EVERYONE off, including the Mamas.

Peter was enjoying the heat out in Utah. Not only did he have 2 days of interviews but he had 2 days of fun with our wonderful friends:

Kevin, Ava and Sally

Here is Ava after opening up the gift P brought her. (A Hello Kitty beauty kit.)
A beautiful sunset view from The Porcupine, a resturant near the mouth of Big Cottonwood Canyon.

The perks of the UofU fellowship program. Apparently they want to woo Pete out there (or at least somebody does).
Just kidding. Although he did get to drive this beast... and get it up to 130 mph!!!

(Yes, I was a little frightened myself and I was MILES away.)