We have had a great week here in Missouri. I’ll give you a short update, but I would also like to make a request. We have shared recommendations for podcasts, books, musicm and the like in the past. Now, we would love to hear from you! What have you been reading? What music or podcasts are you liking lately? Have you seen a good movie? Please comment on this post or reply to my email. We love hearing from our friends and family! Now for what we’ve been up to…
We have had a blast this week with Alex’s family. We haven’t done anything flashy or super exciting, but the warmer weather has been great and it’s been such a welcome change to get outside with the boys. Teddy has been building a wooden airplane of his own design with Nathan. He’s been using the drill and learning how to use a handsaw. Peter likes to ride his push bike, ride in the wagon, and walk down the street to throw rocks into the last puddle in the dry creek bed. Arthur is eating baby food and army crawling everywhere–I call him an all-terrain Archie, because he’s really good at going up and over anything that gets in his way. Sunday brought church and our monthly virtual board game party.
On our own, we’ve taken some great walks through the neighborhoods near our Air B&B. We are staying near Forest Park this time, which is a lovely place to stroll. It’s also the location for the art museum and the zoo. We had some excellent Mexican food last night (surprise!) and it’s been good to cook our own meals more consistently for a bit. The temps have dropped again, but it’s still not as cold as it was 10 days ago, so it feels good to get outside. We’ll have a few more days of grandson snuggles here before we head out on Saturday.
Love to you all!
Utah!
I missed doing a post last week because we were en route to Utah from St. Louis. We really enjoyed our last week with Alex, Hanna, and the boys. We had a great time playing outside with the kids, going to the library and the St. Louis Science Center.
This week we have been in Centerville staying with Margaret (who is such a kind and accommodating host) and having a good mix of family time, outdoor fun, and working on sorting through Nathan’s dad’s office/studio. Our daughter, Lauren, flew in from West Virginia yesterday to ski with her dad. We are enjoying the beautiful, snowy mountains and the relaxed visits with family and friends. We will be here for three more weeks, so if you want to meet up, send me a message!
Back to MO
Just a quick post this week. We hunkered down in Ohio/West Virginia and took refuge from the cold. We did lots of cozy things with the grandkids. We took a trip to the library to play and choose a big pile of books. Huck is a little reader now, so it’s fun to find stories that he can read. We spent A LOT of time reading those books–at the library, on the couch, and in a blanket fort. We also did crafts and built lots of Lego. We went with the kids to the children’s museum for a special STEAM class and then hours of play and building after that. We also took the older two out for a special lunch date. It was a great week! We are now back in St. Louis and excited to spend time with the other grandkids! Have a good week!
Back to the Fun
We slowed down a bit this week, but there was some birthday fun and I have details on our trip through the Mississippi Delta and on to Ohio. This is a long post, covering almost three weeks of a busy road trip, so if you just want the bullet points, read the first bit. For the down and dirty details, read on.