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Botanical Gardens


Last week, a day after our AC was repaired, The Lord blessed us with the most beautiful weather. Totally unexpected for July in St. Louis. But one thing I’ve noticed from 25 years of St. Louis living is that the weather here is unpredictable. We’ve had our air off all week. Low 80s during the day and dropping in the 60s at night. Unbelievable! This has been my favorite summer ever! I hate extreme heat or cold. I need some Hawaiian living!

Anyway, last Wednesday was the anniversary of Mr. Shaw’s birthday. He was the founder of the Missouri Botanical Gardens. That meant free admission all day! With Maggi and Mayci on their way to Chicago, I felt very responsible for documenting our day. While I didn’t take tons of pictures, as Mayci would have, I did get some!
I think I’m standing next to “Mr. Shaw”
botanical gardens
mom and boy
two boys
white flowers
kids in strollers
sisters
They seriously go crazy over the Botanical Gardens.
big family
boy looking at flowers
brothers sitting on bench
I’m telling you, this lovely lady loves Hostas.
pose
boys looking at pool
3 boys on stairs
Penelope and Kingston were amazed by this giant library
inside the library
cute baby
They loved the children’s area.
kids activities
play area for kids
toddler boy sweeping
young boy using broom
yellow flower field
After that, we went to Crondelet park for lunch. It was a beautiful view!
crondelet park
water fountain in lake
baby girl
2 baby girls
They had tons of fun running around the building we were in
funny kids
kids 3
children jumping
kids sitting on stairs
girl sitting on steps
cute toddler boy looking up
Even though Botanical Gardens is not what I call a fun place, we had a fun day! Lots of time outdoors, exactly what the boys need these days!
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Water you waiting for?


Last week, on a whim, we decided to visit City Garden, a park in downtown St. Louis. They have a giant splash pad. Ever since our swimming day at the McAllister’s the week before, Kai and Kingston have been a little afraid of the water. Kingston has now gone back to being scared of bath time. Liam loved the splash pad. Kai avoided it at all costs, and Kingston would hug his daddy tight as Don carried him through the water. We had a fun time. It was a hot day, around 91, but it felt pretty good at the park. I can’t say the same thing about our house. The AC wasn’t working properly. The Northcutts checked it out and told us the bad news–no AC all night until he could fix it the next day. He said if we used it, it could explode! Talk about intense. Let’s just say–that was a bad night. I took ambien to make it through.

city garden
Slowly introducing Kingst to the water
dad and toddler boy
splash pad
little boy and girl
dad and boy
boy playing in water fountain
black and white childrens photograpy
Kai was a lot happier playing on the statues
2 boys playing on statue
downtown st louis
stl park
sisters
mom and baby
After we went home and suffered in the heat for a while, Maggi invited me to go watch the sunset at the cemetery. Although, a giant cloud was right in front of the sun. We may not have seen the sunset but we enjoyed the lovely light from the golden hour. We will have to go back and watch a real sunset soon.
wooden barn
Maggi is so lovely!
best friend
Evangeline and Legacy napping together
baby friends sleeping
When we got back from the cemetery, I avoided my house until as late as I could.
The next day was another hot day. The temperature in our house climbed and climbed until it was 88! I took the kids outside to play in the pool to avoid being in our hot house. Kingston wasn’t afraid of this water but he still is afraid of bath time. Thankfully, Gary fixed the AC at 12:30 and we were able to enjoy the cool air the rest of the day.
This is what happens when a regular diaper gets wet.
soggy diaper
And I just had to throw this cute picture in with the rest
cute baby
Next up–botanical gardens! But that will be for another day!