Oh what a fun, family day we had today! I'm glad I'm cozy comfy in bed now with my feet propped up though! But the swollen feet and sore muscles were all worth it.
Today we spent the day in St. Louis. My sweetheart of a niece, Courtney, got to spend the day with us as well. I had seen that there was going to be a "Picnic in the Park" at Forest Park today and there was going to be lots of inflatables to slide & jump around in plus "characters" to meet & greet. Well, it was a good IDEA, but that was about it. We got there around 1:30 and it started at 11:00. There were SO MANY people there!! (about 50,000)! We had NO IDEA it was such a huge event and the lines to meet Bert, Ernie, Curious George, Clifford, Arthur...and some others I didn't know were over an hour. You would have thought people had come to meet the president or a famous movie star! So, how do you explain the concept of having to wait in line that long to a 2 year old? He just didn't understand that. Sooooo...we waited in line to slide down one of the inflatable slides and then decided we'd just have to wait until next year to meet all of the characters.
It was fun, but we'll know next year to get there EARLY if we want to really have fun.
After we left Forest Park Dale wanted to go to Cabela's out at St. Louis Mills. Oh and by the way...for those of you who don't know...hunting season starts next week. Yes, I will officially be a widow for the next four months! So, a Cabela's run was a "necessity" to make sure he is ready to go the first day of hunting season!
Well, Courtney and I decided we would do a little shopping of our own. Court found some cute tops for school and I...well, what does every mom do? Shops for her kids instead of herself! And man, did we find some sales! Gent is set for fall...and spring because of all the end of season sales. We found a choo-choo train and some cars for Gentry to ride in and then took a pit-stop to the Cookie Company!! Mmmm...all that shopping can sure work up an appetite!
We finished our evening at Cracker Barrel and then headed back to Mimi & Papa's house to drop Courtney off. Courtney showed mimi & papa the stuff she bought and then Gentry wouldn't be outdone. So, he wanted his poppa to go get a bag of HIS clothes so he could show off what he bought to mimi & papa.
And I have to say, they were such a gracious audience to him and he just grinned from ear to ear each time he pulled something else out from his shopping bag.
We about fell asleep coming back home, but it was such a good day to be together and spend time with each other. Gentry is sacked out next to me and I think life is just really good right now.
I'm worn out and probably should have stopped a lot sooner than I did today, but I'm just happy to be feeling well enough to be out of the house. I've had such a rough go of it lately that it makes me want to capitalize on my good days and squeeze as much fun out of them as I can.
We've got another big day tomorrow with our Fall Festival at the church. It is a huge outreach event for our community and is an all-day affair with a concert under the stars to end the day. I'm looking forward to it, so I better sign off for now or I'll never be able to get up in the morning. Enjoy the pictures of our day and thanks again for stopping by!
Mel
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2 comments:
Melanie,
The pictures are a wonderful testimony to the fun you all had--or didn't have, today! At least you have great pics! When he is grown, Gent will look at those pics and never guess what a nightmare the crowd created for you guys! He'll just appreciate that Mommy and Poppa took the time to take him! :) You may have hit on something there. Just take him to the entrance area of all the fun things you think he'd enjoy. Then take lots of pics! When he is older, he'll never realize he didn't actually "go" to all those places! S M I L E! Sounds like a plan to me! And think of the money you would save! Seriously! Enjoyed your blog and LOVED the pics! And...I love you!
I know Courtney thoroughly enjoyed her day with you all! Hopefully when our house is done we can do more of those kinds of things together. I miss doing all that, but I did a lot when Courtney was little. All those Barney shows and Sesame Street and Disney on Ice. Those were great times! Love ya!
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