Last weekend we had a little staycation in the St. Louis area. St. Louis is great because so many attractions are free. Trent’s sister Naomi and her three kids, plus Trent’s parents and his youngest sister Kirsten made the trek to Greenville for the weekend for a vacation of their own.
We started the weekend out with pizza and fishing at Patriot’s Park. Landry loves to fish. Or at least he likes the idea of fishing. He has a little trouble watching his lure and those darn fish steal his bate. Thankfully they didn’t all get away and they were able to reel in 5 fish!
A teeny, tiny catfish…
We hiked to the other side of the lake…
Then we played at the park for a little bit…
Bright and early Saturday morning we headed into St. Louis for a trip to the zoo…
Aren’t those sunglasses absolutely adorable? In case you can’t tell, they’re pineapples…
These monkeys had lots of fun…
After the zoo we went to Fitz’s to cool off with ice cream floats. These are seriously the biggest floats you have ever seen. Andof course I ate every last bite of mine…
Finally we hit up a new splash pad in Edwardsville on the way home. Who needs a swimming suit? Not these kiddos! It was the perfect was to cap off a long and hot day outside.
After a busy, busy day out we headed back to our place to grill some burgers for dinner. Our big grill went out of commission after a big gust of wind took it last winter. We’ve been getting by this summer with a mini charcoal grill from Dollar General. Unfortunately, the grill has seen better days. Eight burgers plus three hotdogs was just too much for it. As Trent carefully went to remove the food the entire grill collapsed sending every last piece of food on to the pavement below. Immediately I was thinking that it was time to go order pizza. The entire site was quite humorous as every adult stood around unable to do anything but laugh. Laughing way beyond the five second rule, the burgers were eventually scooped up one by one, placed on a plate and later consumed by eight of the nine people. Landry got a fresh cooked hotdog in the microwave. Making memories every step of the way.
It was a jam packed, exhausting and fun weekend.
Tonight, as I am writing this and preparing for yet another road trip I am panicking a little as I have not picked any snacks up yet. Snacks are a must in any road trip I take. Storms moved through tonight so it was either go without, or rush out into the pouring rain and lightning to pick up a few necessary snacks. For now I am going to hold off. I might regret it after ten minutes on the road tomorrow.
Stay tuned.
Florida or bust…
{The Launes}
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