6.22.2011

machine shed

We have a few vacation days to catch up on ... it's been a whirlwind trip and we've seen so many people that we love. On the 2nd day of our drive out, though, we stopped in Davenport, Iowa for lunch at the Machine Shed restaurant. The kids were both getting pretty antsy so a restaurant featuring old farming equipment was just the ticket. It didn't really even matter by that point that Finn had a giant bowl of ice cream for his meal. Another huge score was the large family seated nearby whose kids were so loud and miserable that they received all of the scornful glances that we might have otherwise. If we make this trip again, we'll include this in our itinerary.

Finn enjoyed this old tractor muy mucho.

Tess thought the Machine Shed was wonderful.
It has senior citizens. It has bread. It has ceramic kittens in the gift shop.

I love this photo. It's like she's saying, "This here is my Papa."
(And he's driving us all the way to Nebraska!)

1 comment:

Ann P said...

hilarious! you'll remember these times forevvva and evva! i love how tess's hair is coming in red. so so cute. and, no, i haven't yet bought the hat. but i feel this nagging pull and might cave.