Derby Day!

we ended up driving home saturday (the 3rd) morning so I could go to the race track with my family and bet on the Kentucky Derby (among other races!!) 

 we had lots of laughs, a few drinks and I lost all my money...all of it!!

(mindy, Alyssa, auntie Lisa, me, Mom & grandma Jan)

 

 next year I say we go  to the Derby!!!

Ean took the boys mushroom hunting while I was at the track!

they got around 20 he said!

we stayed at my aunts house, and when i got back from the races, I had a massive migraine and had to lay down for a few min. then my mom and aunt and sister watched the boys while we went out for sushi!

Kevin was alone in the house for about 20 min and ripped up her couch cushion!! we came back with beer and $$ but she only took the beer. I still had a massive headache and went to bed, Dashtyn ripped her door stopper out of the wall and peed in her bed that night. 

then next morning Ean drove over her large terracotta pot :( 

we are not affectionately refereed to as the Ca-$keys (yes thats a negative before the dollar sign)!

on sunday Granny, Grandpa and Lily came up and we went to the foot bridge that crosses the river into iowa

 and had a picnic snack before walking back

we also went and saw the trains that you see when crossing into Nebraska.

that is Chasen's "land mark" .....are we to the trains yet!?!!!

 

 then we went out for lunch and headed back home.

we were almost to des moines when Ean text Lisa and said I have a proposition
"my shrooms in exchange for your (terracotta) pot" hahaha

he left all his mushrooms at her house.