4th of July and a trip to St. Louis

We really lucked out on the 4th of July this year because they shot off fireworks right across the street from our house! We did our Friday Night Game Night on the 4th (because we were going to be out of town on Friday) and then walked outside and sat on our back porch for the show. We took the baby monitor out, sure the big booms would wake Chase, but the kid slept through the entire thing! Afterwards we watched the swarms of people flock to their cars and try to get out of there while we just walked inside, put our PJ's on and climbed into bed. It was VERY nice!

The next morning we left for Brian's parents' house in St. Louis. His sister, Jen, and our nephew, Ryan, were up from Florida so it was a great opportunity to see everyone. We had a busy few days! Highlights:

• Chase went to his first St. Louis Cardinals game at Busch Stadium (and they won)! It was past his bedtime and he was such a trooper!
• Swimming at the YMCA! We bought Chase a floating turtle to sit in and he loved it! We also brought along a pool basketball and hoop for Ryan to play with, but Brian and his dad ended up taking it over with a game or 2 of HORSE! Ryan had fun on the diving board and even got Grandpa ("Paw Paw") to jump in!
• We went to Grant's Farm and fed the goats and saw the other animals. It was HOT but so fun!
• Brian and I got a chance to go on a date while his parents watched Chase (we saw "Knocked Up..." funny)!
• Brian and I went with Jen & Ryan to see "Transformers" (cool movie)!
• Nintendo Mario Cart wars!
• Yummy homemade pizza!

We had a great weekend, but now it's back to work! Hope everyone else had a nice holiday! Photos of our trip are posted in our Photo Album.