A few of our favorite things...

We decided to go to a few of our favorite places here in Iowa one last time. 

First stop was the zoo. We have loved our zoo here! It's not very big, but it has been perfect for us.

We love the rainforest area with all of the fishes, frogs, birds and snakes...

 We love watching the wallabies hop around us...

 And we LOVE the train!!

  We love the petting area where we can feed the goats and fishes, and play on the playground...

 We love watching the sea lions swim under water...

 And we absolutely LOVE feeding the giraffes in the African exhibit!

  And today we even got to make a little music on some drums :)

We will miss our cute little Blank Park Zoo in Des Moines!!

Next stop was Union Park with the rocket slide and carousel. This is our favorite park in Iowa!

Cole loves the big, steep slide! Ellie and I are a little chicken for it :)

 We also love the splash pad to keep us cool in the hot, humid Iowa summers...

 And we LOVE the carousel!!

Unfortunately the carousel was closed today  so we didn't actually get to ride :(

We are REALLY going to miss Iowa!! There are so many fun places to visit and things to do. We have had the best friends and neighbors. It has been a perfect place for our family for the past four years. We have made so many amazing memories. Even though the kids are really young, I hope they never forget what amazing experiences we had in Iowa.