Stacy and I felt like we needed to get out of the house for a bit so we decided to take the boys for a walk along the Missouri River. It is funny to think that despite living here for over 2 years, and despite the fact that the river walkway is only a few minutes from our house, this was the first time that we had visited the area. Pretty sad if you ask me.
The weather was beautiful and the crowds were not overwhelming. In the first pictures you will see the boys standing next to a massive bronze statute that is dedicated to the workers who made this part of the country so great. The statute is entitled "Labor" and the pictures do not do it justice.
The remaining picture is of the riverboat (party barge) that passed us while on our walk, as well as the new pedestrian bridge in the background that was erected so as to connect Omaha with Council Bluffs, Iowa. The boys and I really liked the bridge, though it did sway more than I would have liked. Stacy was the ever cautious mom who kept devising different escape routes and emergency plans in the event that the bridge were to suddenly tumble away into the Missouri River. Gotta love that Stacy.
We are doing great and the weather here has been absolutely wonderful. Hope all is well wherever you might be.
