Up, Up and Away

Miranda, Carly, Willa and I had lots of fun at the balloon glow Balloon Glow this year. We were very, very close to them. Aunt Nancy and the girls even helped one stand upright!

The Meramec Tree Dwellers

Mad Hatters

I had a blast with Willa at the Art Fair in Clayton this year! We made these awesome hats, watched some interesting interpretive dance, and beaded some mandalas!

Jump Around!

Look at me flying through the air!!!!! Okay, so Eric helped . . .

Root, Root, Root for the Royals

The Royals blew their lead, but that's okay. I had fun with my cousin Aidan anyway!

A Boy Named Sue

Going to Chicago for a day immediately after a huge vacation has become our family ritual. Last year we went to the Totoro exhibit at the Children's Museum because we found out about it the week before it closed. This year we headed to the Dino exhibit before it left town. The fossils were AMAZING and great follow-up to the pig dig!

Pig Dig in the Badlands!!!

What a fun day! I found out that there were no dinosaurs in the Badlands, and even though I asked why about 50 times, I still don't understand. I guess I'll have to trust Mommy, Daddy, the Park Ranger, the scientists, and the giant, seven foot signs that read "No Dinosaurs here." I'm not the only one who wanted to see T-Rex bones. Every kid at the visitor center was clamoring for them. Anyway, I can't pronounce paleontologist, but I sure thought they were pretty neat. It's fun to dig for pigs. Oh yeah, it was the first official Dirty Job I'd ever seen!

Baby Crazy Horse

Here we are at the Crazy Horse monument! It was the highlight of my vacation. I saw dancers, found some cool rocks, and took lots of cool pictures. Mommy and Daddy preferred Devil's Tower (Daddy kept looking for aliens) and the Badlands. Check out me swearing in to become a junior ranger!

Bad to the Bone

I astounded Mommy and Daddy when I climbed up one of the many badland spires all by myself (I did need some help coming down!) They were tired, but I was ready for more. I can't wait to go to Crazy Horse and Mount Rushmore tomorrow! Check out this great picture of took of Mommy and Daddy!

"These rocks look like a giant castle"

Park and Ride!

I love Mythbusters and Dirty Jobs. My dream is to one day meet Mike Rowe! So when I heard that the Discovery Store may have them for half-off, I was there! We walked to our Metrolink station (stopping at Kayaks for some waffles first) and headed to Union Station, the Arch, and over the river. Check out this cool Lewis and Clark statue, "The Captain's Return," if you are ever near the river!