MO Visit

We took a trip to Missouri to see Justin's family and had a great time.  Here's the week in a picture nutshell.  We did lots of things and saw lots of family.

Olivia, Aleah, Isaac, Nate, and Karsen eating breakfast in St. Louis at Aunt Katie/Uncle Greg's house.

While in Columbia, we visited a cool park.  The kids really liked the super long slide.

The kids looking at something in the lake at Lake of the Ozarks (Justin's parents' cabin).

Isaac's first fish!

The first fish Olivia's caught ALL BY HERSELF! All the kids caught a lot of fish (could have been the same few caught over and over again, but hey, it was exciting).  Nate was a big help.  He baited the hooks with worms and dehooked the fish and let them go back into the water.

More fishing.

Story time in the cabin.

Family wave runner trip.  Both kids really liked it.  I was suprised to see how fast Isaac wanted to go the first time he was on with Justin.  What a sport!

Hot (more like 'cool') tub fun.

We also spent a day in California MO at Justin's Aunt/Uncle's farm.  All the kids got to have a ride on Sparkle. (Cowboy Isaac, dad for safety, and Robert (J's cousin) the guide)

Olivia really liked it.  She always wants to ride ponies when we see them, except this time it was free!

Interestingly enough, the kids really liked this double swing, a lot.

The guys got to do some shooting. Justin is in the white.

Here's a turkey.  Big mamma jamma.

The kids also had fun on the trampoline.  I was suprised how much Olivia liked to be bounced.  We ended the day with Uncle Art, Robert, and Justin setting off fireworks for us all.

Thank you Uncle Art and Aunt Val for a super fun day!  The kids are still talking about it.

We also got to see all of Sharon's (J's mom) side of the family for a nice dinner, I just didn't get any pictures.  It only took 12 hours for us to drive home in the Civic!  We stopped at Cahokia Mounds just east of St. Louis.  The week went by super fast.