Fun At the Beach

Sunday, July 5, 2009 We took the kids to the beach today. Brandon wanted to leave early and I'm glad we did. We got there around 9:30 a.m. and within a hour it got packed. Happy Birthday to Brandon's sister Tammy. We hope she had a extra special day.

St. Louis Family Trip

July 1st at around 5 a.m. we left for our trip to St. Louis. My only stipulation was Starbucks before we made the 5 hour trip. For some much needed caffeine that early in the morning. We were hoping to make the trip with only 2 stops one for breakfast. But with kids we needed an extra stop.

Our first stop in St. Louis was a water park called Aqua Port. Unfortunately we didn't take our camera. We got there around 11 a.m. and stayed until after 3 p.m.. We had a great time the kids had a blast. The water park was only 20 minutes from our hotel.

We had dinner at the Hard Rock Cafe. Great atmosphere and delicious food. After we ventured around the downtown area and checked out the Arch. The kids were in aah....

The next day because we were only a block from the Arch and Busch Stadium after breakfast we took a morning walk around the area. Later in the morning we left to go to the St. Louis Zoo and after the Turtle Park. Before dinner we took a tour thru Budweiser. It was Brandon's only request on the trip. It was a hour tour and the kids did surprising well. With some bribing... With a full day we ordered pizza in. Pizza is not the same in St. Louis it tasted like cheese whiz..the kids loved.

Our last day we again took a long walk but this time video taped. We took the kids to the Magic House (children's museum). The kids had an awesome time. We were there for 4 hours and I think we could have stayed longer. We were going to stay an extra night near the water park but decided to come home Friday night because it was going to rain all day Saturday.

On the way up 5 hours went fast. Brandon and I talked and laughed a lot the whole way there. The kids watched their movies and were in good spirit. On the way home we made a pit stop to Target to get each child a little something for how well they behaved (specially on the Budweiser Tour). I bought US magazine. So while Brandon drove for the first hour I was reading up on the gossip. Needless to say we couldn't be happier to see the Wisconsin sign. We all had a fantastic time.

Arizona Trip in May

I went to Arizona with my sister-in-law Tammy and my brother-in-law's wife Karen for a nice long weekend. We went out there to visit Brandon's Uncle Bob, Aunt Carol, Uncle Dennis and his girlfriend Sandy. We had such a wonderful time. We stayed with his Uncle Bob and Aunt Carol from Thursday-Sunday. They took us out for exquisite meals and we did a lot of shopping. The weather was somewhere in 100's and it felt great.

We had such a wonderful time with so many memories that I will always cherish. Thanks to all, you made us feel so welcomed and loved.

Welcomed home to signs made by the kids

Boys Playing Dodge ball

Besides soccer Colin's favorite sport this summer is playing Dodge ball. The rest of us try to stay out of the way when Brandon and Colin play. We have had some of the kids in the neighborhood come over to play against Brandon. He's pretty good he can get 5 kids out in less then a minute.