Zoo

Last Friday I really wanted to take the kids to the zoo. We have not been since the spring as the weather was too hot. School has started and the kiddos are going 4 afternoons a week. So Friday is the day for fun. Well someone should of told mother nature that. It rained off and on all day. On a plus side we pretty much had the zoo to ourselves and we had a great time. The kids ever got to pet and feed the stingrays and sharks. I think this was the highlight of the day!

Fishing

On Friday Nolan took the day off work and took Baron on a 8.3 mile float/fishing trip. They had such a fun day. Baron is getting realliy good at fishing. He even uses an open faced reel. I enjoyed a quiet day at home with my little girl. Well I did take her to target she needed new nail polish!! Saturday Nolan took Amelia fishing for a few hours in the big river. She had a blast. But, Nolan was not able to get any pictures.

Grants Farm

On Labor day we were excited to take the kids to Grant's Farm. Well I just about killed Nolan. The kids were good and had a nice time. We just felt bad that we did not get to do as much as we would of liked. And seemed like we spent the whole day in line. It opened at 9:30 and we got there at 10:00. We waited in line for an hour to get in the place, waited 45 mins to get our food at the food court, waited 30 mins for the carousal, and then when we wanted to leave we had to wait 40 mins for the tram to take us back to the start. You can't walk so we did not have that option. The kids did have fun. They even got to feed the goats baby bottles of milk.

Gateway Cup

On Saturday there was a huge bike race in St. Louis. Is attracts riders from all around the world and even some Tour de France Riders. I know nothing about bike riding. But, this was over 4 days and the racing lasted all day. There was classifcations based on sex and abilty. It was crazy to watch it was fast races and each day there were major crashes. The reason we went to it was they had kids races. Baron and Amelia were in the same age range. It was a intersting day as it was hot ( 100plus) when we went to the race. We knew a storm was coming in and was going to bring 70 degree weather. It was supposed to come later in the day. So right before the kids race the heaviest rain I have even seen came down. They let the kids race. But, we got no pictures we were soaked and we had a long walk to our car in the storm. Amelia did good finishing the race. And Baron won the race. All kids got a ribbon and shirt. Baron got a Build a Bear for winning. Which he has not set down for 2 days. I think Baron was the only kid in his age group without training wheels. Funny to me as he never had training wheels and have been riding his big bike for 2 years. To celebrate the big win we went to Ted Drewes afterwards. Yum!

Soccer

Baron is playing soccer again for the second year. He plays CYC through Abiding Savior. He really seems to love it. They just had their first practice and games start next week. What I am most proud of is how much he hustles. He listens to the coach and he never stops running. When asked to go to another position he runs. It was over 100 degrees and he never asked for a water break or anything.

Cupcake Truck

St. Louis has a ton of food vendors that travel around selling their goods around town. Last week when running errands we ran into the cupcake truck. Oh my gosh the cupcakes were to die for. My favorite was the Mississippi Mud.
And yes the kids have post office stickers on them. We went there first and Baron asked the worker for a sticker. They were out so they gave the kids a mailing label.

That night it was funny when Baron was telling Nolan abotu the cupcake truck. He said it was liek the ice cream truck only they had cupcakes.