Christmas in Silver Dollar City

This past weekend we spent three wonderful days with our friends, Ed and Margreet vanOwerkerek, and Don and Sally Taylor. We spent two full days in the City and had lunch on Saturday on the Showboat Branson Belle. A wonderful relaxing weekend!

Entrance into Silver Dollar City


Let us all REJOICE at Jesus' Birth!


Geyser Gulch ready for Christmas


The Candy Store


Train in the Light Parade


The Christmas Tree with 350,000 lights


Anyone want to buy a goose?


Norm & Jan ready to board the Showboat Branson Belle


Lunch on the Showboat


Leaving our condo Sunday Mornng

A slow day in Iowa

This tree (A Pin Oak) was so pretty yesterday I couldn't resist taking some pictures.



As you can see things are pretty slow in Iowa these past few weeks! When it rains I paint inside and when it is nice outside we work to get ready for winter.

International Harvest Party at the Greenfield's Farm

Saturday after the football game we drove to the Greenfield's farm north of Jewel to participate in the ISU International's Harvest Party. There were hay rides, rides on the new combine, visit to the pig confinements, games, and making home made ice cream. There were over 210 internationals from 22 countries represented. It was a wonderful time interacting with these precious people from all over the world. What a great opportunity to interact with them in this way.

Saturday Football at Jack Trice Stadium- ISU

Saturday was a big football game day with ISU playing the Univ. of Nebraska. Well the score did NOT come out the way we would have liked but the day was absolutely perfect!

Hard at work!

Redecorating

Since nothing exciting has been happening here in Iowa I decided to step out of my box and add some color in the house. Here is the result!

Dining-Hallway Finished
Dining Room After
Dining Room Before
Hallway After
Hallway Before

Fall has come to Iowa!

Our yard is beginning to show the beautiful colors of Fall!

Visit to an Iowa Fall Festival

Saturday we traveled to Kalona, Iowa (an Amish community)
for their 2008 Fall Festival. A beautiful fall day spent with special friends.

Welcome to the Kalona Fall Festival
Kalona Fall Festival
van Owerkerk's, Taylor's, Luiken's
2nd Hand Toes (4 Granny Tap Dancers)
Norm & Don looking at an antique wood lathe
An Amish Birthing Chair! Yikes!!
Granny working on one of her many quilts
Spinning Alpaca Wool
Kalona Railroad Depot
Old Amish Cabin