Midwest Trip

Samuel & I traveled to St. Louis July 5th. I got an evening flight figuring Samuel would sleep most of it. However, he thought it was more fun to stay awake. Needless to say, it was a long 2 hr plane ride!. Luckily the plane was not full (20 people missed our flight) so their was no one is front of us. If there had been, they would have had a very jerky ride with Samuel kicking the seat!

Monday through Wednesday we just hung out at my parents place. My niece, Addy, stayed with us as well. It was fun to have them play together. She adores Samuel and is quite the little "mother" to him. I was able to see a few friends as well. I had dinner with my friend Stephanie Monday night and my old roommates, Susan & Marcy, came over on Tuesday. Susan's 2 little girls came as well. It was good to see them, but with 3 young kids "catching up" is more of a challenge. Next time we'll need to do a girls night out! :)

Wednesday we went to the Maryland Heights Aqua Park with my parents, Brad, Tiffany & Addy. Samuel absolutely LOVES the water. He had a great time!

Thursday morning my mom, Addy, Samuel & I headed to Cincinnati. We stopped in Indy for a much needed break from the car. We saw my college friend Amanda & her 2 kiddos. Ben's sister, Shannon & girls are temporarily in Indy for the next month so we also got to see them. We went to Greenwood mall and let the kids run around. Our final stop was my Uncle Jim & Aunt Bev's house in Cincinnati. Most of that side of my family had never met Samuel! We spent Friday with my cousin Jen, & her girls at a Splash Park. Saturday more extended family came down from Columbus - I think there were about 17 adults and 5 kids 5 & under! One of my college roommates, Allison, that lives in Northern Kentucky, came over as well to meet Samuel. We had not seen each other since my wedding nearly 5 yrs ago, but we caught right up where we left off. So great to have friends like that!

Kami & Samuel

Samuel & his girl cousins - Kyra, Kami & Addy

Addy & Samuel

Samuel and cousin, Jordan

Blowing bubbles!

Samuel & most of his girl cousins (1 is missing)

College roommate, Allison

"Cousin-in-Law", Bryan goofing off!

My generation of cousins (from my mom's side of the family) & our kiddos

Overall it was a GREAT time with friends and family! Samuel did fairly well all things considered. I have decided, however, that he and I will not be traveling alone anytime soon! He is at that age where he notices new places and people and is more affected by it (if you know what I mean)! I was exhausted when I got home!