Fun in West Plains

Both Emma and Josh were so excited to go to Libby's house on the way home from St. Louis. Don't know if it was the thought of different toys or what but they had a great time. I will say that all the kids got along so well the entire weekend. There were a few little moments of course but overall, they did great especially with a lot of late nights. I think Emma and Josh's favorite thing at Libby's house was her jeep. Josh was happy to be the passenger even when his crazy sister was driving. The big girls got to have a sleep over in Libby's room, which was just the best in Emma's mind. It was definitely a fun Memorial Day weekend and Emma did not want to leave Libby on Monday morning. We hope we didn't overstay our weekend since we'll definitely have to head back to West Plains some time.

Grants Farm

On Sunday morning, we headed to Grants Farm. All the kids loved the initial train ride around the park and feeding the goats although Emma was more than happy to stay on the other side of the fence. Emma and Josh loved feeding the llamas. After lunch and a visit with the Clydesdales, we packed up and hit Ted Drews before heading to West Plains to spend the night at Libby's house.

St. Louis Zoo

Over Memorial Day weekend, we headed up to St. Louis with the Welch family for some fun.  The trip all started with a conversation between Brad and Jeff about heading up there so they could hit a Cardinals game.  Once the idea was mentioned to Kacy and I, we were off and planning.  We made our way up to St. Louis after swim lesson the Friday of Memorial Day weekend and finally arrived after what seemed liked years.  Since the kids had been in the car all day, we got them changed and let them play in the hotel pool for a while.  The next day we were off and running to hit the zoo before it got too hot.  Earlier is definitely better especially with getting into the penguin and sting ray exhibits.  Emma wasn't entirely sure about touching the sting rays but finally worked up the nerve and tried to touch them.  The kids had tons of fun and were totally exhausted by the time we left.  I had forgotten how big the zoo there is; we didn't even get to one big section but thankfully the kids were unaware. 

Wordless Wednesday

More Photos from Swim Lessons

All I Want for Christmas

Late April or early May, Emma started talking about the tooth fairly and then mentioned that her teeth were loose. Initially we didn't believe her especially since she wasn't even 4 1/2 yet but Brad checked and sure enough, her bottom two middle teeth were loose. On the night of May 18th, I finally got brave enough to feel them while we were at the Traveler's game and it was clear that they wouldn't be holding on much longer. In fact, on the way home from the game, tooth number one fell out. According to Emma, she just felt something in her mouth, reached in and there was her tooth. She was so excited about the tooth fairy coming to visit. The very next night, tooth number two fell out. She looks so cute but so big with her two missing teeth.

Mother's Day

After church on Mother's Day, Brad attempted to get some shots of me with the kids, which is more than I can say for Father's Day or his birthday. Sorry! Emma's idea was for me to stand in front of the tree and have her and Josh peaking around either side. Those turned out pretty cute and beyond that, we were herding cats.

After photos, I took off to go for a bike ride in honor of International Women's Cycling Day.

Then we rounded out the day with some time running through the sprinkler. In spite of the cold water, Emma and Josh had a blast.