Jessie James

We took a "field trip" on Saturday and headed to Meramec Caverns. Gma, Gpa and Uncle Lynn joined us, and while Gma watched the boys, Nate, Gpa, Lynn and I zip lined. It was so much fun! We ended the adventure with a cave tour, ice cream and wading in the river.

July 4th

Explaining to the boys that the 4th of July was America's birthday lent itself to numerous cheers and questions on the whereabouts of "his" birthday cake. :) We spent most of the day at home putsing before heading to Gma's for a BBQ and pool party. We ended the night with St. Albans fireworks. Yay, USA and all the freedoms you provide!

Monsters University

I took the boys to see their first "theater" movie. It seemed long over due but waiting this long meant the boys stayed in their seats for all two hours of the show. I may have bribed them with soda, popcorn, Twizzlers, gummies and Mike N Ike's, but it was well worth it. (We ate all this crap at 10a!)

Disney Pixar & AMC, we are under your spell!

Summertime

See it?! Carson is pitching Nate a tennis ball. I see lots of this in my future. :)

The Windy City

I was in Chicago for work from Monday through Thursday of this past week. While the experiential recruitment program was beyond awesome, I missed my boys dearly. That said, Nate and I have been in serious need of quality time, so instead of heading home Thursday night, he joined me for a few days of fun in Chicago. We ate at a South Loop neighborhood restaurant on Thursday night, and after pasta, two bottles of wine and dessert (compliments of the owner), we slept for an uninterrupted 9 hours. Whoo! On Friday, we walked through the Museum Campus and to Shedd Aquarium. I think we said, "The boys would love this!" at least a dozen times while seeing it all. After a run home in the rain and a power nap, we met great friends for dinner. Four hours later, more than tipsy and fat-man-full, we made it back to the hotel. Saturday morning consisted of Tylenol, water and a fantastic breakfast at the City Tavern on Michigan Avenue.

What a whirlwind!? It was fun, though I'm happy to be back to my routine.

Home Is Where The Heart Is

After having been gone for 6 days, waking up on Sunday morning with these boys was so wonderful!