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Grant's Farm

The plan this morning was for Drew, Zach, my Mom and I to head out to Grant's Farm..only problem was Drew had a HORRIBLE morning. So, to try and make an example of it, my Mom offered to stay home with him while Zach and I went. It started off well with Zach being very laid back and actually quiet on the tram ride into Grant's Farm. The rough times came when he screamed the whole time on the carousal...then continued with him asking for something to eat every few seconds (which included some big screaming fits). lol Despite my mom trying to give me a break from it all, looked like I couldn't escape the fits for the day ;) In between the fits, he did have fun feeding the goats (almost had one throw-up on him though) and the llamas...and of course himself!!

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Visiting Great-Gpa & Great-Gma Carey

This morning we went over to visit with my Mom's parents. The boys had a blast playing with their dog, Buddy (or in Zach's case tormenting the poor dog!). Then the video games came out. Drew and Great-Gpa played some Mario Karts and Chicken Shoot, while Zach crawled up in bed with Great-Gma and played on his Leapster. I am so thankful for the time we were able to spend with them!!

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Eskomo Kisses with MeMe Stroud

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Happy 4th of July!
Today was the annual 4th BBQ at my parents' house with family & friends. And this year brought a first...the first time we have held most of the day inside and the first time we didn't have a huge fireworks display. It was still an enjoyable afternoon being together. Drew did have the small bag of fireworks we had brought with us: smoke bombs, snakes, snap-pops, morning glory sparklers, parachutes, and little tanks.

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Millenium Hotel & VP Fair Fireworks

After arriving at my parents' house this afternoon, I was told I needed to pack my things for an overnight stay. John had arranged for him and I to spend the night at the Millenium Hotel next to the St. Louis Arch so I would finally be able to view the VP Fair fireworks!! The above picture is the view from our room. He had also arranged for us to be having dinner at the rotating restaraunt "The Top of the Riverfront" during the show so we looked straight out at the display. Having grown up just west of St. Louis, I had never experienced the annual VP Fair fireworks display and have said more than once I would love to see it in person some day (have watched it numerous times via TV)...only problem was I dreaded dealing with the HUGE crowds and the heat. John's plans solved both of those problems :) What a smart man!

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I've made it through half the year and I'm still keeping up with the daily picture taking. Woohoo!! Maybe I just will make it through the whole year after all ;) Now if I could only be better about keeping up with posting here....lol

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Kindergarten Testing

We finally received the results of Drew's Kindergarten testing in the mail today. I'd say he did pretty well ;) Especially when you consider that they say most kids score in the 25-75 range!!

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TRU/BRU
We now have a Babies R Us in Springfield! After months of remodeling, the boys and I visited it after running some errands....what was I thinking taking 2 kids into a toy store!?! I would say I lost my mind during that stop...but evidently I had lost it BEFORE I entered the store ;) And I have to say that it is a good thing they didn't open the BRU until after I had my kiddos or it could have been a dangerous thing for our budget! lol