Visiting all the Grandmas!

Last weekend we made a quick trip back to the Quad Cities - a VERY quick trip! I had a show on Thursday night - and Gina needed to be home for her High School orientation on Sunday afternoon, so... we left around 4am! The kids and I slept in the car while Art drove, and we arrived at the Leone's around 9:30am. My mom flew in to see Grandma Jo for the week, and she got there on Saturday afternoon. We figured we were in town for about 44 hours - and we hit quite a few favorite spots! We had Harris Pizza, Rudy's Tacos, Whitey's Ice Cream, and Anna treated Gina and I to a terrific breakfast at a little corner spot called Belmie's. Gina's chocolate chip pancake was as big as her plate! Anna also made a delicious dinner of pasta with pheasant.

Gina and I saw "Mamma Mia" - a little goofy but fun to sing along! Art and Vincent went fishing with Uncle Dino. This time Vincent broke his old record of 27 - and caught 34 fish! Of course, he had Art doing the baiting AND taking them off the hook, so Art didn't get as much "reeling in" time. Before they headed out, Vincent asked, "Hey, what happened to all the fish I caught LAST time? How come I never get to eat my fish?" So after their fishing they went to Uncle Dino's where he cleaned and cooked up some of the fish. That was Vincent's favorite meal of the weekend!

The kids and I went with Grandma Mary Jo to visit Great Grandma Jo - we took her for a ride to VanderVeer Park in Davenport. What a pretty place to sit for a while - lots of flowers and plants, a beautiful fountain, and plenty of people to watch. We stayed until dark when the fountain lights came on.

We spent the night at Grandma Mary Jo's hotel, and left at 530am to head back to Dayton! It was a very quick trip, but we saw lots of people.

Tomorrow is the big day...Gina heads to High School! I'll post some pictures of her at the front door- where we've taken "First Day of School" photos since she started Kindergarten.