Mighty Mouse

Someone said that this picture makes Connor look like Mighty Mouse, which it kind of does. How funny!

More from St. Louis

Here was a cool car that pulled up at the gas station. The driver was nice enough to let Connor sit in it.

Our stop at the St. Louis Arch

Cole celebrated his 2nd birthday last week. We took him to Major Magic's, which is like Chuck E. Cheese's, but less crowded. He loved digging into his cake, wanted to ride a token-operated car over and over, and helped me play some skee-ball. He's getting more independent every day, and is starting to realize that he can glare at you if he doesn't get his way. We're working on that one.

Good friends of ours had a fire at their apartment building on Saturday and they lost almost everything they had. Luckily, Aaron and Melanie had renter's insurance, but it must still be devastating to suddenly only possess the clothes you went to work in. She was able to salvage some wedding china stored under a bed, a computer, and some of her mother's jewelry. The last items were very important to her, as her mother passed away suddenly in December. It's been a tough year for them, but they know that God still has His hand on them and will provide their every need.

I'm hoping to post some more pictures from our vacation to Missouri this week. They should be ready on Wednesday, so I plan on adding some more, including our stop at the St. Louis arch.

June trip to Missouri

 

The Bartlett six headed south to Missouri for my brother's wedding. We left late Wednesday night to eliminate numerous bathroom stops and general frustration from the kids. Total driving time = 12.5 hours.

We spent Fri and Sat at the beautiful Chateau on the Lake in Branson. We hit the go-karts, bumper boats, and children's rides first. At the hotel, the kids spent every free moment they could in the pool, and I got my first pedicure (oh my goodness, how wonderful.)

The wedding was beautiful. The sun was bright, but at least there was no rain. Connor did a wonderful job, made quick friends with the flower girl, and even told someone he would marry her.

On Sunday, Brett preached at South Side Baptist Church. It was a wonderful service, but we did miss our own church family terribly.

We got to spend time with our respective families, had three home-cooked meals from our grandmothers, took in a Nancy Drew movie, went miniature golfing, swam some more, and had a great time just spend time together as a family.

We decided to drive back during they day, but broke it up with a stop at the St. Louis arch. It was great fun . . .pictures to come from that later. Total driving time back = 15 hours.

Sunday, June 10

 

Memorial Day

It was a busy day, but very fun. We went to the park in the afternoon and let the kids play for while in the hot sun. Baylea, Molly, and Connor discovered that they love to make themselves dizzy on the tire swing, while Cole could have spent the whole day being pushed in the regular swing. He also showed no fear of heights and would climb up anything with or without me.

Brett and I played in our golf league later and had a really fun time. I shot my first birdie ever! It was a short par 3, but I got on the green in one (which has also never happened), and made a decent putt to sink it. Golf can be really fun when you hit well . . I hope to get better each week in the league.

Then we went to Demetrius and Joanne's for a cookout with church friends. We got there towards the end, but had a blast playing volleyball, family feud, and making s'mores. We got home around ten and thought we were up for watching a movie, but five minutes later, the activities of the day caught up with us and we all went to bed, exhausted.