Summer Fun

Mohon Renewal

It is funny how life works... When I was younger I thought I had to have a lot of friends.  I figured out later in life that I was lucky to have two best friends who would do anything for me.  The kind of friendship that is a give and take and an enjoyable relationship to have.  No fusses, no jealousy, no gossip, no worries...just laughter and good times.   It is even better when our spouses have the same kind of relationship. 

One of my best friends renewed her marriage vows tonight and Matt and I were able to be there with them to celebrate.    It is wonderful to see true love between two people.  Like all marriages, their years have included some rough patches, but together they are still in love and have created a beautiful family together.  

Happy 20th Brian and Beth....we love you!

Fourth of July

We enjoyed the 4th of July with family and fireworks.  This year, the boys had fun participating in the firework show.  I think they both liked the watching them, but it was a lot more fun when you were the one making them boom!  

City Museum

The city museum was a last minute decision and within the first 5 minutes I wished I had tennis shoes on.  It was one of the neatest things I have seen.  The boys (Matt included) climbed up and down and all around in tubes, caves, slides, and any hole they could find.  I of course was a nervous wreck, but the boys had a blast.  We will have to visit here again when we all have tennis shoes on and when the boys are just a tad older!   

Arch

While we were in St. Louis we decided we would go up in the Arch.  The boys loved going all the way to the top, but Matt enjoyed the museum and the bottom the most!  If the boys were not tired, we would have stayed several hours for him to look around!  

Six Flags

Matt and I took the boys to Six Flags, and honestly we were afraid there wouldn't be enough for them to do.  Boy were we wrong!  We opened up the park at 10 am and 8 hours later we left with two exhausted boys!  

The first ride we took was on the Ferris Wheel.  They both loved being high in the air and it was a great place to look at the park and decide where they wanted to go next.  When it stopped at the top, Sam quickly asked what was wrong and wanted to make sure it wasn't broken!

The next ride was one of Ben's favorites.  We didn't get soaked, but we were plenty wet when we got off!  We rode this one several times and I loved Ben's belly laugh when we would get splashed!  

We can never pass up a hunting game with these two!

I love my Ben!

Sam and Daddy rode the horses and Ben and I sat in the carriage!  

It was a hot day, so a slushy was a great treat...boy was I glad we were outside! 

This is one of the best inventions!

Ben loved the splash pad because he liked running around trying to guess which one was going to squirt water next!

When we rode the train, Sam took a 15 minute power nap.

This is a summer trip that has already been planned for next year!  We went on a Tuesday and decided that was the best day to go.  The longest we had to wait in line was 15 minutes for the scooby-doo haunted house, but the rest of the rides had a 5 min or less wait.