Face of a kid who didn’t expect to swim at a beach today.
Today we had no plans other than driving from Minneapolis to Des Moines, and of course anything else that comes up. It was only a three and a half hour drive so we took our time in the morning and stopped for coffee at McD once we reached the edge of Minni.
Apparently McD are everywhere but their menu varies a lot based on where you are. Mom asked for 2 extra large coffee and they giggled and said they only had large, no big deal. She asked for bagels with cream cheese and they shook their heads and were surprised to know Canada McD had bagels. So we settled for breakfast burritos which were spicy and oozy, and oozy was not a positive descriptor.
So the drive was uneventful and we were just tearing down the interstate when Dad saw a billboard for Frank Lloyd Wright house nearby and a small lake with a beach just a few minutes from the house. So we took Exit 194 and Dad was out voted and we visited the beach first.
OMG THE WATER IS SO WARM!!!
a few minutes after testing the water all three had their bathing suits on and were cooling off.
After an hour we were dried off and on to the main event of the area, the FLW house or as the kids said once we pulled up “That is an old looking house that is kinda newish.”
oooooohhhh aaaaaaahhhh!
pretty cool! not a huge architecture fan but this is still neato.
Then it was time to fuel up the belly and hit the road to Des Moines. We wanted a local joint to find a sandwich and we found this little deli restaurant on Google and our daughter and I said yes, the others wanted Subway. The both of us talked smack all the way to the restaurant and once we pulled up to it we stopped talking and they all started laughing.
the inside has some funky appeal and small menu.
the address was actually such-and-such street back alleyway. hahaha!
this hoser wouldn’t take off his Fortnite pajama pants once Mom bought them the day before.
a Dad made happy by his daughter when she surprises him with these beauties from Walmart today!! #keto
we made it to the Embassy Suites in Des Moines, the kids loved the view.
the little one loved the pop machine during evening snack time. Free snacks and select boozy drinks for Mom and Dad
snacks and drinks. Mom had a tequila sunrise and Dad had a tom collins, though the collins had about 3 to 4 ounces of gin. it was almost too strong to drink. #gottipsy
early evening walk around the historic east end to check out the neighbourhood.
quiet evening out here.
Mom and the wee one stayed back from the evening stroll for some games.
lots of cool graffiti around.
Only a couple blocks from the hotel we found Zombie Burger! It just looked cool from the outside with neat neon zombie lights and a nice looking patio. We had to go in and grab a burger and a shake or two.
this is the ‘counter’ side of the restaurant. the other side is sit down and service.
grabbing water while we wait for our food. great movie posters that were zombiefied.
yup! it is a cinnamon toast crunch milkshake our daughter orders a zombie bride cake shake.
this was the ‘they’re coming to get you barbara’ burger. grilled cheese as buns with bacon, cheese and zombie sauce.
Even though it was a shorter drive today we still are exhausted and ready to explore more of Des Moine while Mom has to go to her conference. Looking forward to getting to know this city more this week.
ivy is nice to look at.
