October 9th I took off after work to go down and see my cute cousin and her family in Las Vegas. I was flying out to Iowa the next day to see my cute little bro and his family. I was able to watch The Office with Kiley and Brandon before heading out. And after catching a few hours of sleep, Kiley was a trooper and drove me to the airport at 5 a.m. (I know, she's a saint) Jamie and Addie picked me up from the airport in Des Moines. What a cute place that is. It brought back so many memories of the ol' mish. I was so excited to see everyone. Jamie took me to the med school where Ty was. He was giving tours to future med students, and I got to tag along and get a personal tour of what he does everyday. It was so awesome, and was such a great school. We had a picnic there, then went back to the house. After a quick nap (I was in need of one as much as Addie, hehehe) Ty got home and we all headed to dinner. We went to this local pub and had some great food. They brew their own beer there, but the closest thing we came to was the A&W rootbeer barrell candies they gave us when we left. :) We watched a movie and then crashed. Saturday we headed to the Red Rooster Pumpkin Patch, Ty couldn't come because he had a huge test Monday and really had to study. It was so cute. We took a tractor ride to a local pumpkin patch and got to pick our very own pumpkins. Addie, my super cute niece, had so much fun picking one and then spotted the airplanes flying overhead. We played at the pumpkin patch, in the hay house, with the mini tractors, etc. It was so fun. We stopped by the Hogback Covered Bridge on the way home and saw the awesome old bridge. There are tons around there. Addie fell asleep on the way home, then Jamie and I dropped her off with Ty and we went to the mall. It was so fun. We came home and had an awesome salmon dinner before Ty, Jamie and I headed off to a hockey game. The Des Moines Buccaneers to be exact. We were 2nd row off the ice and had such a good time. The fights were great, and all the flowing beer around us was thoroughly entertaining. Church was on Sunday and I had so much fun getting to know all the sweet members of their ward. Plus, I got to help in the nursery and had a blast. Those little kids are so priceless!! We had a great stake dinner, then played games with Doug and Rachel (friends from med school). Monday I had to say my goodbyes, then headed back to the airport for Vegas. Addie started crying when I left, so of course I did too. Kiley picked me back up in Vegas, and I was on my way home. It was such a fun trip and made me ok with Ty and Jamie being back there for a few years. Thanks for your hospitality Hansen family, I love you all and look forward to many more trips to see you all. Iowa is a great place!!
P.S. Thanks Jamie for letting me borrow your pictures. ;)
