Wednesday, November 28, 2012

Rock Falls

The Hoefer family spent a weekend in Rock Falls, Illinois at the end of October.  My parents rented a nine bedroom house on the Rock River for the 19 of us to stay in.  Dan and I stayed in the servants quarters with our kids.
 
The kids spent lots of time playing outside even though it was a little chilly.   
 
We took a walk across the Rock River to get a closer look at all the trains we could hear passing by.  Drake fell asleep while we were out but the other boys enjoyed seeing the big engine on display.
 
Grandpa got to sit at the kids table.

 There was a farm nearby with Halloween activities.  We did the corn maze, tractor ride and kid's haunted house. 
 
 
 The neighbor's had a train track in their yard that we'd been eyeing all weekend.  Grandpa met the owners and the kids got to ride around the yard many many times.  They even got train whistles and hats.
 
We had a wonderful weekend spending time with family.  It's so fun to see our kids playing with their cousins.


1 comment:

Mom said...

Glad you had a good time here. We thoroughly enjoyed our time together. Great house for a big family!

First Foods

  • pineapple
  • spinich
  • yogurt
  • cottage cheese
  • chicken
  • turkey
  • cheese
  • pinto beans
  • puffs
  • baby mum mum
  • applesause
  • acorn squash
  • butternut squash
  • zucchini
  • pears
  • black beans
  • yellow squash
  • green beans
  • peas
  • banana
  • carrots
  • sweet potatoes

Sylvia's Nick Names

  • Dilbie
  • Peanut Pie
  • Honey Bee
  • Booger Boo
  • Bumbles
  • Pumpkin
  • Sylvie Bilvie
  • Peanut
  • Ba
  • Button
  • Pork Chop
  • Little Miss Sunshine
  • Toothy
  • Silvie B
  • Scooter
  • Munchkin
  • Baby Girl
  • Missy
  • Fidget
  • Miss Silvie
  • Dramatic Chipmunk
  • Puddin' Pop