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New Town


Yesterday was a day of spontaneity and adventure. Maggi heads back to school next week so our chance to have some summer fun was running out. I had no idea what I wanted to do, but I knew that it had to involve ice cream at some point. It is, after all, National Ice Cream Month. We ended up heading out to the St. Charles area, along with Mayci and Mysti. And since we were going to be in the area, we picked up Stef to join us.
 
First stop was to New Town. This charming little community has it’s own little “Truman Show” vibe. So everything was picture perfect, with a slight hint of creepy. 
walking by water fountains

 

giraffe statue

 

new town st charles

 

lily pads on pond

 

yellow flowers

 

picture perfect houses

 

houses on lake

 

houses in a row
Along with their own shops and church, they have a farm–also charming!
windmill and water tower

 

farm animals
blue barn on farm

 

white barn on farm
farm horse
windmill
I noticed that the problem with hanging out with girls with cameras is that no one wants to be in front of the camera. I managed to get a few with my lovely friends 🙂
2 sisters laughing

 

girl smiling

 

3 sisters smiling

 

flowers

 

we headed to historic St. Charles for a quick stop
fresh cookies

 

girl on ivy wall

 

pregnancy picture

 

girl with sunglasses
After a few more stops and dropping Stef off, we (of course) stopped at Quiktrip for their amazing pretzels and cheese. But we still hadn’t gotten ice cream! We had our hearts set on pretzel cones from The Fountain. After taking a major detour to get this much desired ice cream, we pulled up to find that they were closed. Major disappointment! In the end, we found Tower Grove Creamery and we were still able to get a delicious treat.
 
tower grove creamery ice cream
It was so nice to get out with the best of friends after being sick this past week. I hope you’re enjoying this amazing July weather as much as we are!
 
 

 

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abandoned


I’ll start out this post by saying how good my husband is to me. He knows how badly I sometimes need to get out for the day and spend time with friends. So occasionally, I get to go out while he stays at home with all the kids. 

Monday was one of those days. Coincidentally, it was also the hottest day this year (I think!) A while back, our friend Rachel had told us about an abandoned church in the city, but she didn’t know the location. Once she finally figured it out, we decided to round up the photography club and head out there. Unfortunately, Rachel was not feeling well that day so she wasn’t able to go 🙁 

I was so excited to be able to photograph at this church. Once I got home, I realized my pictures actually didn’t really turn out too well. So I guess I’ll have to head out there again (on a not-so-hot day.) 
These pictures are a mix of dslr and iPhone.

old abandoned building
old church
old church downtown
abandoned church building 4
ivy walls
old church building downtown st louis
abandoned church building 7

 

photoshoot
ivy window
and even lovelier than the church…these 3 gals!
young woman with heart sunglasses

 

maternity picture

 

young woman
young woman by ivy wall

 

ivy wall 3

 

ivy wall 4

 

young pregnant woman
of course the trip wouldn’t have been complete without a stop at a Gen 3 Quiktrip for their delicious soft pretzels and some frozen custard at Andy’s (and a couple thrift stores)
big soft pretzel
 
frozen custard from andys

 

friends
Thanks for a fun day out, girls!