Road Trip - Day 5

Today we went to the Arch in St. Louis.  Daddy had never seen the arch and we decided to see it AND ride it with Daddy!  I think everyone had a good time!

After the arch, we went to the Magic House in St. Louis.  It was a lot of fun.  Too bad the Y club was there... so there were a lot of kids with minimal supervision.  Hayli and Hana fended for themselves for the most part! 

One part of the Magic House was themed "Alice in Wonderland".  The girls surprised me and took pictures with some of the characters.  I guess the girls were in good moods!

The Magic House had a really neat computer that allowed the kids to paint without any paint.  It was a touch screen that had red, yellow, and blue paint. 

The best part is that after the kids were done with it -- you can email the art to yourself.  This is Hayli's creation!

Another section of the Magic House demonstrated the three branches of the United States government.  Hayli and Hana took turns being president!

This bubble tube was supposed to encompass Hayli but there wasn't enough soap water to do it... sad!

With this tool, Hayli made REALLY BIG bubbles!

Hayli was able to check on babies (really baby dolls) and be their doctor... Hayli kept telling me, "My name is not Hayli... it is Dr. Hayli!"  LOL!!!

Hana's favorite part was the water section.  I knew that was going to be a hit!

Right before we left, we stopped at the art department.  Hayli did an art project and left hardly ANY white space on the paper!

Road Trip - Day 4

Today we went to Grant's Farm... It was so much fun!  I would love to go again! 

What makes for a happy Hana when she is outside in the heat and humidity?  A snowcone of course! (That was interesting... but she didn't make too much of a mess.)

Do you want to see a very happy Hayli? 

Bring her to see horses, animal shows, and a merry go round... you can't go wrong!

Road Trip - Day 3

This year, our family vacation was to grandpa's house.  On the 16th of July, we began our 20 hour drive to St. Louis.  We stopped at Beth's house about 11 hours into our drive.  We spent the night there and enjoyed some time out of the car and visiting with Beth (see previous posting). 

The next day we finished off our drive, which thankfully was not as long as we had originally thought.  We stopped by Joplin, Missouri to witness the disaster that occurred with their recent tornado.

We arrived at grandpa's around 9 pm, and he fed us well with BBQ!  YUMMY!  After a good night's rest, we were enjoying our vacation.  First stop?  Grandpa's pool.

After drying off and a short nap, we were headed toward the creek.  The kids had a great time picnicking and throwing rocks in the water.  The water was surprisingly cold -- that is what I was told because I did not go in!!!  The kids had a great time, and Hayli even saw a few 'creatures'.  LOL!

Grandpa was so thrilled to see us ... he bought me a massage (OH THAT WAS NICE!) and he offered to watch the kids while Daddy and I went to the movies.  Daddy and I watched the last Harry Potter movie. 

THANK YOU GRANDPA!!!