What a fun weekend with the C's, the D's and Joe and his friend Zach. We went to Des Moines on Friday morning and picked up Joe and Zach from Dara and Alan Green. From there we headed to the Iowa Speedway to watch the practice for the Nationwide US Cellular 250 that would take place on Saturday. There were not a lot of people so we were able to see all of the events and visit the display booths and eat a little race food. It was really fun. After we finished at the race track we decided to do a little geo caching. It was Zach's first time. We had a fun time and found three caches. One in Mariposa State Park - a beautiful drive through the winding hilly country side. The second two were in Agnes Johnson Memorial Preserve. Lots of wonderful walking trails and varieties of plants. We snapped a few shots and just enjoyed the whole day. After we finished we headed to Des Moines to spend the night with Craig and Cindy. We had some great pizza at the Tavern.
On Saturday morning we had breakfast at McDonalds and went back to the track. We were able to watch the qualifying laps and then have a little lunch before the race began. We all decided to cheer for Brad Kesolowski to win. It was a great race and we were not sure of a winner until the last few laps. We rented a scanner with 2 pair of headphones so the boys were able to listen to the drivers and crew chiefs talk during the race. GREAT RACE!!!!!
After the race we had dinner at Cracker Barrel and headed back to Omaha for a late evening arrival. We stayed over Saturday night and Sunday. We went to Mass, breakfast and a little geo caching again on Sunday. On to Camp Grandma.
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