4th of July

We watched the St Charles parade again this year and the kids had a great time.  Flags, Army guys, and candy. 

Happy Birthday Mom

Who's this beautiful birthday girl?????  Happy Birthday Mom!

Branson 2012

We were lucky enough to join the Nolan's in Branson this year.  We stayed at the Tribesman Resort, visited Silver Dollar City, rode "The Duck", and were able to enjoy a much needed adult dinner out...thanks to Grandma and Grandpa Talbot.  We took a million pics so I'll keep them brief.

Silver Dollar City:
The kids did great. Jack and Megan were able to ride all the "kiddie rides" (Darrell too!)  We enjoyed some good "carny" food and defiantly got some exercise pushing the double stroller!

We very much liked the Tribesman resort.  It is tucked away, but so closed to everything!  So many things to do on-site  The condo was perfect for all of us and we were steps away from the pool.  Darrell really enjoyed to pool!

On our one bad weather day we were able to sneak in  a ride on "The Duck".  Jack loved it and was even able to drive!  The kids quacked away!

Thanks so much to Dave and Laura for taking the lead and planing the trip!  We took our last night in Branson to ourselves and enjoyed some wonderful Mexican food/drinks and lightshow on the riverfront.  Cannot wait till next year!

Megan's 2nd Birthday Party

On Sunday we celebrated Megan's 2nd birthday at Broemmelsiek park.  Thank you to everyone who made the day so special for Megan.  I planned the party around my little ladybug and we were lucky enough to actually have a ladybug come to the party!

Happy 2nd  Birthday to my sweet little ladybug!!  I cannot believe that Megan is 2 already.  It seems like she just turned one yesterday and now she's a toddler!  She doesn't look like like a baby any more!
I love you more everyday sugar-boo, happy birthday baby girl!

I know it's early... but in honor of Mother's day...Ten things I learned from my mom.

1. Girls can do anything boys can do. And more often than not, they can do it better.
2. It’s ok to talk about poop. And farts.(ok so dad helped with this one too)
3. You may not agree with someone’s choice(s), but you can — and should — love and support them anyways.
4. Having a period sucks, but you have to just suck it up and hope your cramps go away sooner rather than later.
5. Love and respect yourself above all else; otherwise, you open the door for others to treat you badly.
6. Treat others how you would like to be treated.
7. Honesty is the best policy. Even if/when it can get you in trouble.
8. The kids who make fun of you during childhood are really just jealous of you. (While this may or may not have been true, it sure made me feel better!)
9. Travel the world, read tons of books, take that wine tasting class… In short, do everything you’ve ever wanted to do before settling down (if you so choose).
10. Do the best you can do. This applies to all facets of life — school, love, friendships, being human.

Happy Mother's Day to all the great Moms I know!!  Especially mine!  Love you Mom!

Another Zoo trip

So another trip to the Zoo.  We took the kids on a cold Sunday morning and we're glad we did, the anumals were moving!  We saw the Hippos up close,pet the Stingrays and Sharks, rode the carousel and the train, and spent some time with our friends Brian and Wendy.

And after the Zoo we took the kids to Fritz's,http://www.fitzsrootbeer.com/, a local bottling company here in St. Louis, for lunch.  Jack had his first tast of rootbeer, didn't like it, and Megan tried a fried pickle, loved it!  Food was awesome and company was even better!