Busy Week!

Last week was insanely busy for us, but we really enjoyed spending time with family and friends.  We got to try some new things and kick off the season for others.

Tuesday: Tadpole

Allison took her first swim class on Tuesday at the YMCA.  She had been in the pool once last year, but at 3 months, it was difficult to get any reaction out of her.  This was going to be the big test to see if she was going to be our little fishy.  Well, it didn't go great since she was exhausted from our hectic schedule over the weekend while MoMo and PaPa moved...  But I'm sure this week will go better.  Here are some tearless pictures that we managed to get in between screaming fits.

Wednesday:  3 years

Wednesday marked our 3 year anniversary and we were blessed with gorgeous weather.  (ironic, isn't it?)  We had talked about paddle-boating in Forest Park some time ago and decided to check it out.  For $15, you get a paddle-boat that can seat up to 4 for an hour.  That's just the perfect amount of time to cruise through the channels of streams that run off the main lake.  It was definitely a work-out for 2 people, so I wouldn't recommend going it alone.

Thursday: Camping

We officially kicked off the season with our first camping trip of the year.  We went to Klondike Park just past Defiance, MO off Hwy 94 with the Talleys and Jennings for an overnight trip.  The campground is really nice, with covered picnic tables (which thankfully shielded us from the unexpected rain shower), fancy bathrooms (with showers nicer than mine at home), and a kitchen with sinks, long counters, and even an electric stove!  We grilled kabobs for dinner and made s'mores before putting the kids to bed.  That didn't go so well.  Sean and Spencer kept waking each other up until Sam and Susan called it a night.  Allison was the opposite.  She went down with minimal crying, but we woke her up when we came to bed.  Then the 2 hour-ish battle ensued.  I'm not exactly sure when she finally fell asleep, but it was after Tracy gave up trying to get Shelby to bed and took her home to sleep.  But despite the struggles we all had a good time and woke up to mostly happy kids and yummy breakfast burritos.

Allison being "so big" in Shelby's camp chair.