Weekend

This past weekend my wonderful husband told me to go ahead and go to St. Louis with my parents. We have been traveling so much during the beginning of the year and had decided that it would be too much to all be gone again, so Gene said he'd stay home with the boys and I could go have fun. On Friday night my family all got together with my brother Greg at one of the airport hotels since he had been in St. Louis all week for a Christ Care conference. It gave us all a chance to catch up and have some fun too. Emily and I especially enjoyed the fact that there was a formal high school banquet going on and we loved watching all the dresses and picking out our favorites. Greg it was great seeing you again and we look forward to seeing you and the rest of your family this summer in Hot Springs!!

Uncle Greg and Michael

Emily, Michael, Dad and me

On Saturday was Emily's 11th birthday. Hard to believe since I remember helping to take care of her when she was just weeks old. My how time flies!! Emily had decided that she wanted to go to the Art Museum and to the zoo, which are both FREE in St. Louis. Mom, Dad and I helped Aunt Dawn with some prep work for the confirmation party, so we didn't go to the art museum, but brought sandwiches for a picnic lunch and then we all went to the zoo. I hadn't been there for awhile and enjoyed it, but kept thinking about how much my boys would have loved it. Gene did manage to take them to the Indianapolis zoo during the weekend and we now have a +2 pass, so any 2 visitors can join us at the zoo for free.

The mommy muskrat and her three babies, they were cute rats.

The penguins are always my favorite!!

This peacock was showing off his stuff and didn't mind posing for my camera.

Since it was Emily's birthday we all went to dinner at the Pasta House, yummy!! They brought out a rich chocolate cake for Emily, her favorite.

On Sunday we all went to my cousin Leyna's confirmation. I didn't take too many pictures of the confirmation, but did manage to get one of Dana, Grandma and I. May 5 will be Grandpa's 90th birthday and May 23 will be Grandma's 88th birthday. So many years of great memories and blessings!! Happy birthday Grandma and Grandpa!!