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| We headed to Waterloo from Cedar Rapids to see John Deere |
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| Interesting tour--Bob, of course, understood more than I did |
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| The first All-Wheel Drive tractor |
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| Cool wheels |
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| I think Bob liked this one |
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| The guide said they plan to have rotating displays, so we could go back every time we go to Iowa (yay) After the museum, we did tour the Engine Works Plant, but we were not allowed to take pics. I liked the robots! |
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| Happy kids before Mass: Annika, Ariana, Jett, and Caiden |
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| "The Innocents" |
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| Family photo op after Mass |
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| Jett with Grampa Bob and Gramma Diane |
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| Ari's team had a volleyball match |
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| When we left Ana's, we drove to Spring Green to meet the "littlest Fritel," Luke Daniel born on March 26th. Big sister Grace loves to hold him. |
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| Mark and Jennie had left their baby Logan with her parents when they drove to Texas, so when we flew back Jennie brought Kendra and Logan to the motel pool in Buffalo. (Ana feeding Logan, (10 1/2 months old) Bob, Jennie) |
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| Kendra "hides" from Lydia, Claire, and Cecelia |
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| Fun in the pool--not in the sun |
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| After the swim, the kids changed in our room, then we went to the Mexican restaurant next door for supper. (Kendra, Claire, Lydia, Cecelia, and Logan) |
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| Bob bought a TV antenna in Mexico in January, but he couldn't get it to work. When Mark and Jennie came in March, Mark figured it out. Note the antenna hanging on the fan. (Madisen, Kendra, Mark, Marcus, Wendy, Jennie--pretty amused by our contraption) |
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| Bob noticed a similar antenna on a neighbor's place, so he bought a second antenna. Do you think we could change channels by turning on the fan? Note the date! (Jennie, Jerome, Bob, Wendy, Madisen, Kendra, Mark, and Marcus) |
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| Last day in the pool at the La Feria VIP park. |
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| Bob and "the Jerrys" at South Padre Island |
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| The courtyard at UT Brownsville after a history of Texas lecture |
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| The waiters sang "Happy Birthday" to Delores at the Olive Garden |
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| Kathy, Diane, Charlotte, Delores, Wendy, and Nancy |
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| Bob kills a peg |
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| Diane and Nancy "Koob-ing" (Kubb?) |
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| Art by Mattei at one of the many Harlingen art displays |
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| I liked Mattei's iron works more than his carvings |
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| The neighbors at Citrus Village had their own St. Pat's parade! |
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| Modern stained glass at Mary Immaculate church in Harlingen |
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| More windows |
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| Mexican army at the Texas Independence Day Celebration in San Benito |
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| Bob signs the Texas Declaration of Independence |
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| Listening to the music |
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| Texas history |
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| We didn't "trade" |
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| The Mexican Army takes The Alamo |
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| Kathy and Jerry check out the barbecues |
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| Lunch at the New York Cafe in Harlingen with Gary and Bobbi Mitzel |
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| Do they look like tourists? |
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| An invitation too good to resist! |
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| Nuevo Progreso Parade |
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| Pics like this make Diane glad she stayed home! :-) Jerry Blessum, Bob, Jerry Fritel, Dennis Doyle    |
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| Good thing there are cute kids in McLean. Eight inches of snow arrived the day after I did! |
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| Doug and the kids watching the Duke game |
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| Sara wants to play with Julia's Legos in the Lego room at the Building Museum |
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| RJ teaching Gramma how to make cookies |
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| The Building Museum is "kid heaven" This room had foam building blocks and hundreds of kids |
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| Two "kids" in the Lego room |
