We made it to Omaha and got to stay awhile.

We made it to Omaha and got to stay awhile since it's only slightly above sea level, unlock Colorado.  Grandma, Lydia and I took off for a 3 day trip mainly to visit the Children's Museum, the Henry Doorly Zoo and whatever else we could fit it.  We did those things and found the Durham Museum, the Riverfront Park, and a candy store!

The Children's Museum was great!  Like the new Wonderscope in a lot of ways.  The grocery store was sponsored by HyVee, Lydia's dreams were coming true.  She played here the majority of the time but we tested out the ball room, the India exhibit, the Tinker Lab, and the giant light up piano.

The Henry Doorly Zoo was great!  The animals were pretty active, especially the giraffes, gorillas and elephants.  We had a lot of fun at the giant adventure playground and the ginormous splash pad.  I think the Kingdoms of the Night exhibit was my favorite, so many alligators and crocodiles!

We finished up exploring the Old Market area, shopping at the candy store, eating all the ice cream and getting caught in an absolute downpour!  We finished up at the Riverfront park where the coolest, biggest, baddest playground is.  We checked out the Durham Museum and headed on.

My car killed a large flock of giant bugs swarming out of the corn fields of Iowa.

No sooner do we pass Platte City than Lydia starts to get quiet, nod off, and by the time we are home she has a 102 fever, chills and is vomiting.  Friday was back to normal and she was doing great Saturday morning too.  We had dinner on the deck Friday night and cleaned her new bike this afternoon and then wham, right back where we started...no vomit...yet.