Omaha Zoo- May 2019

It's always fun at the zoo!

 

Lions! (Sort of.)

Jungle adventure

Bats!

Waterfalls

Hippo

Aquarium

Inside the shark tank

Shark!

Spotting...


penguins!

Cool jellyfish


Love my little cuties

Aksarben Farmer's Market 2019

This was our first time at the Aksarben Farmer's Market together. Aksarben is a neighborhood in Omaha that used to be where the horse track was. "Aksarben" is just Nebraska written backward! So cheesy! The kids loved the donuts.

Enjoying fresh donuts

Checking out the fresh veggies

Chilly and overcast but still very crowded

The Aksarben Needle

Andrew Visits Nebraska 2018

Kevin's brother Andrew came to visit us in Omaha before moving back to Japan.

We got a babysitter, had dinner at El Basha, and went to a Creighton game!

Woo!!!

We got some burgers Omaha Tap House, and then walked it off on the West Papio Trail.

Uncle Andrew spent quality time with James...

 

and "Stinkpot" Miranda

 

We tried to go hiking at the Hitchcock Nature Center- but it was too muddy

 

We still got to see the view from Iowa of Omaha

 

We spent a little time learning inside the Nature Center

 

Examining traces of animals

 

Kevin making himself at home

And we got the world's best ice cream at Coneflower (I'm obsessed)

Have fun in Japan, Andrew! We'll miss you!

Brady Visits Nebraska 2018

Brady visited! We started his Omaha tour de force with Johnny's Cafe and some drinks at Scriptown in Blackstone. Saturday the guys went to a Creighton game, drinks at Zipline, and a bit of a bar crawl around Benson. Too much fun!

 

Johnny's Cafe 

 

The Christmas lights are up in Omaha

 

Scriptown


Creighton game


Brady redecorating

Ash and Janice Visit Nebraska 2018

Ash and Janice came to visit me in Nebraska! I was so excited. Sadly for them, it was really cold when they were here, but we still made the best of it. Ash arrived early on Saturday so we had time to do a bunch of sightseeing she had on her list. We walked around UNO, checked out the outside of Berkshire Hathaway, and then drove to Iowa to visit the Squirrel Cage Jail.

At UNO, do you see James?

Hardened criminals in Squirrel Cage Jail

Three floors of rotating cells

After returning from Iowa, we went to the Old Market area to have lunch and walk around shops. And then we took the necessary photos on Bob the Bridge even though it was so cold! So cold!

Lunch at Eat the Worm

Our favorite bookstore, Jackson Street Booksellers

Shopping in Old Market

On Bob the Bridge

Janice arrived in the evening and we picked her up at the airport and took her straight to dinner in the Benson neighborhood. We had a sushi dinner at Yoshimoto and dessert at Ted & Wally's Ultra-Premium Homemade Ice Cream. We met up with Kevin for drinks at Krug Park.

Ted and Wally's

Krug Park

Krug Park

We were slow in leaving the house on Sunday, but eventually, we felt brave enough to face the cold. We took a million cheesy photos at my favorite Pioneer Courage and Spirit of Nebraska's Wilderness Sculpture Parks. Then we checked out the Heartland of America Park, which admittedly is better in the summer when the fountain is on. Janice and Ash will have to come back during warm weather!

Showing our courage

And our spirit

Getting to Oregon is going to be really hard this way

Mandatory buffalo pictures

Heartland of America Park

It was time to warm up so we had fancy drinks at Berry and Rye in Old Market. Then we went to Blackstone neighborhood for dinner at Corkscrew Wine & Cheese and dessert at Coneflower Creamery.

Berry and Rye

Berry and Rye

The girls left on Monday and I already miss them. Wanh. Come back!

The ladies (James was at school)