August Adventures

enjoying a picnic in the backyard
August 8th

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Christa came to visit from August 9th-13th....all by herself! I know it was strange for her to be without her kids but I am so glad she came! It was so great to see her again and hang out; she got to meet Jonas and my boys had fun with her too. Our biggest outing was going to Grant's Farm on Friday morning. It's owned by Anheuser-Busch and the land used to belong to Ulysses S. Grant. It's a popular St. Louis attraction so of course we had to check it out. She was also awesome at helping me get the boys on a bedtime schedule again after the craziness of the move, summertime and Jonas joining the family. I didn't take too many pictures while she was here but got some the day we went to Grant's Farm.

petting the goats at Grant's Farm
August 12th

my only proof that Christa did come to visit!

helping feed the baby goats

parrots

just hanging out

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beautiful flower at the Missouri Botanical Gardens
August 15th

bananas!

we went with our friends the Wessman's
 from L to R: Nicolas, Henry, Stan, Lucas and Mary

playing with blocks

the Children's Garden area was amazing - my boys especially loved this boat/water area

it took a lot of convincing to get Nicolas to go somewhere else

Stan, Lucas, Mary and Julie

they also had a lot of fun at the splash pad

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Lucas' first day of school!
1st Grade at Bellerive Elementary
August 16th