breakfast was that good.
Today started with everyone but Mom sleeping in, which was good, and we missed breakfast, which was bad. So we had to find all breakfast nearby and we were very happy to stumble upon Railroad Bill’s Dining Car.
You have to walk through the antique store to get to Bill’s.
It is a small spot with seating for maybe 25 people and it is in a great little old brick building that adds to the character.
this is the entrance into the antique store we had to go through to get to Bill’s.
Grab a menu seat yourself and when you have decided go up to the counter to order and fill your coffee or juice.
and the coffee was nice and strong. :)
We ordered some bacon and eggs, one fried chicken and waffles, one steak and eggs and the little guy got a scrambled eggs, bacon, and ham hash. He was so hungry when the food came he shouted “Oh yes Please!”
he out most of this plate away in no time.
great start to the day…this is the high.
We then drove to Living History Farm in West Des Moines so we could explore Iowan history. Sadly the Living History Farm was almost just like every small town Saskatchewan museum and the kids have seen more than their fair share of them, we also didn’t discover this before we had paid admission. And since we had paid Dad decided that we all had to at least check it out. To the excitement of some of the kids.
and since someone wasn’t excited Dad laid on the Fun Dad shtick think.
the bank, and this was the low point. Haha!
we are Iowan homesteaders.
this stream was the only think our daughter liked, well that and the exit she said.
oldie house and windmill.
there was a pig and it was playing with a tin can.
In all we wandered around the Farm for close to 2 hours before we could find our way out, this was also Dad’s fault because he thought the tractor ride would be fun when all it did was drive you out to the far end of the Farm so you could “walk back through time from 1700s to the 1900s.”
Once we got out Dad had to quell the rebellion so we went to Zombie Burger for milkshakes and snacks.
he was worried the zombie would grab him.
poutine and nachos.
couldn’t choose between cinnamon toast crunch and rice crispy cake milkshakes.
And like every afternoon here we came back to hotel for a rest/nap, then an hour and a half in the pool then we waited for Mom to come up. She got the evening off and so we planned to go visit the Historic Carousel in the Park, supper at the Spaghetti Works and finish it off with a round of mini golf. All went off well but the Spaghetti Works was bonkers busy so we settled on the Cheesecake Factory so Mom could experience it too.
we are so excited and the music was so loud.
Kaptain Katt was who Dad rode.
This funny little side trip was a short stop but we all rode and we all had funny being goofy, it was the best $3.50 we spent this vacation.
after supper we drove by the Container Store and JUST had to stop.
Mom loved that they had a whole isle of packing cubes!
Strangely we spent 30 minutes wandering around enjoying all the containers and imagining all the things we could contain with them all.
last stop of the night, mini golf.
This place was definitely not the nicest, actually pretty run down, but we enjoyed it none the less. They even had a hole that had us shoot the ball through a waterfall into cave and have it roll out the other side, pretty cool.
After golf we drove back in the dark and took the long way back going through downtown so we could see all the buildings lite up and the cool walking bridge that lights up. One more day in Des Moines tomorrow, not sure what we will be up to…maybe Science Center and Botanical Garden.
happy and tired family.
