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Blog, city garden, Family, st. louis, summer

St. Louis night life


That blog title drew you in, didn’t it? Well, if you have kids and you’re looking for something fun to do in St. Louis, maybe it will be relevant.
 
I should be a spokesperson for the Citygarden. The two times we’ve visited this year have been two of my favorite outings with the kids. This time I really wanted to be there after the sun set so we could also see the fountains all lit up.
boy playing in water
young boy having fun at splashpad
dad and daughter
reflection in the water

We got there a couple of hours before sunset so we could swim in the pools. The splash pad was pretty crowded when we got there but was pretty much cleared out by the time the pool closed at 8. 
(the only pool open that night was a pool for kids 5 and under. If you are wanting to swim in the other one, you may want to check to see if it’ll be open)

fun kids activities for summer

 

this kind of has an Olympic gold medalist vibe, eh?
smiling boy at city garden

 

young girl having fun at water park
wet hair

 

liam at city garden
mom and daughter

 

If you ignore the fact that my arm kind of looks like a nub, I sort of love this picture of Evangeline saying “hi” to Kingston.
mommy and little girl

 

boy with strong pose

 

young brothers running

 

boy watching colorful lights at city garden

Also ignore the giant water spot on my stomach, left by a little girl who shall not be named 😉 I really wanted a shot with the fountains. But I think there was some sign posted somewhere that stated “if you see this family trying to take a picture, do whatever is necessary to photobomb it.” 
We had almost the whole place to ourselves at this point. But there always happened to be oblivious kids jumping in all of our shots.

pregnancy picture

Even though we had been playing there for 2 hours already, the boys went crazy once the lights were more apparent. Liam declared it “so much more fun than playing video games.” How’s that for a review?

colorful changing lights at splash pad

 

lights changing colors at water park

 

light display at st louis splashpad

 

The darker it got, the harder it was to photograph. So you’ll just have to trust me when I say how awesome it is at night. The kids said they had even more fun than our last visit–which of course made me decide that we have to visit one more time before this baby is born. And of course, after he makes his appearance. 

And that appearance? Hopefully that will promptly follow my best friend’s wedding on July 4th. The weeks leading up to the wedding will be filled with many events, extreme nesting, and a waddling pregnant woman with rapidly dying brain cells. 
Thanks for reading along 🙂

 

Blog, Family, iphone

May iphone photos


I have quite a few pictures for the month of May so I’ll just get straight to it…

**also, I’m vowing to figure out how to better align everything so you won’t have to do so much scrolling to look through pictures. I’ve just been a little busy lately 🙂 

 

always ice cream, all the time
ice cream with sprinkles
even with cupcake smeared on her face, this little birthday girl was super gorgeous
birthday girl
st louis art

 

sunglasses for kids–a super cute invention
kids wearing sunglasses

 

mom and girl wearing sunglasses

 

Rachel was the loveliest bride and had a gorgeous wedding!
the bride
but seriously–gorgeous reception!!
girl at wedding reception

 

pretty table settings at wedding reception

 

soda drinkers
kids activities
and this is why we don’t have family pictures :/
large family at wedding

 

we celebrated my 11 year cancer-free anniversary with some of my favorite things–burgers and ice cream!
cancer survivor celebration meal
cancer survivor dessert
young girl eating ice cream
bible study music

 

On rare occasions, I take my kids to the park by myself spontaneously, they are all perfectly behaved, and I feel like I am finally getting the hang of this whole mom thing. Unfortunately, that only makes up a small percentage of our reality. 
suson park

 

kingston and evangeline 2

 

another ice cream outing–because, why not??
dreamsicle ice cream
ice cream with the kids
mom with baby girl
fun at the creek

 

10 second timer victory!!
large family outing

 

may iphone pictures

 

Evangeline and I were invited to a girly tea party to celebrate Penelope’s 5th birthday–including makeovers for the little girls.
Isn’t this the sweetest??
tea party for girls
and I’m pretty sure she loved it more than this picture portrays haha
mommy kissing girl

 

Memorial Day called for all the red, white, and blue details
red white blue

 

and National Burger Day was this past week–so of course I was the dork that made my husband grill burgers so we could celebrate!
grilled burger

 

kai and evangeline

 

in just over a month, Maggi is getting married!! 
maternity shot
After years of declaring he would be an artist when he grows up, he told me that he’s going to be a computer programmer. His hobbies will include painting and creating video games.
black and white portrait of kids
June is filling up with lots of graduations, showers, parties, and birthdays to celebrate! Very tiring– but exactly what I need to help pass the time because we’re hopefully going to be meeting the newest Roberts baby in just over a month!!
Happy June!!