I don't think we're in Kansas anymore...

So - if you can't already tell - we went to St. Louis on our way to Kansas. My uncle, David, lives there and Chip and I have never been. He took us to the arch and on a nice scenic driving tour of the city. Who knew the city was that pretty?? We also ate dinner at an awesome restaurant called the Smoked Duck. VERY tasty. Their smoked THEN fried chicken wings were awesome.
Chip, Jo, and Uncle David at the base of the arch. I walked down some of the stairs to take a photo of the plaque which shows the 1993 flood line. It was a beautiful day that day!

Jo and I at the base of the arch... Yes, we're both representin' MSU! Go Bulldogs!

At the base of the arch they have a museum about the west and the exploration of the land, first settlements, and the general history associated with St. Louis/the gateway to the west. Jo (below) is showing you what she knows about Indians... doing an indian call I guess. We try to teach her to be sensitive to other cultures. :)

We did NOT get in the capsule to go to the top. This is one they've set up at the bottom (I guess so people don't freak out when they get in there). Chip's not a big fan of heights and I'm not a big fan of confined spaces. We did get in JUST for the photo op.

I love this picture of Jo. It's at Matt and Aimee's rehearsal. She found Chip's tie box and that kept her quite entertained until we went to dinner. This is her cousin Mary's dress that she's wearing. We are quite thankful for all the hand-me-downs!

Matt and Chip at Matt's wedding reception.

Jo spent a good time before the wedding walking around the church. On the left is Aimee's daughter, Mikaya. She's 4 1/2 and she LOVES baby Jo. She wanted so badly for Jo to play with her, but Jo's not quite that advanced yet. Maybe one day... Mikaya is a really smart and sweet little girl. We really enjoyed spending time with her!

Here we are on the campus of Kansas University. It's a lot more hilly than you would think Kansas would be. We drove around a little bit on campus, this is one of the taller hills on campus and you're overlooking the stadium. Anyway, it's beautiful there. I just had to take a picture to prove it. I don't think that people think "beautiful" when someone says "Kansas."

I LOVE this photo. I think I'm going to send it in to the newspaper for their summer photos page. We're also going to blow it up and put it in the house. The tower behind Jo is KU's memorial tower to KU students who died during WWII. It sits on the top of that very large hill overlooking the stadium and plays music every hour - with REAL bells. It's beautiful.

This is the Mississippi River in Cape Girardeau, MO. It's in flood stage right now. You can kind of see from this photo. Just a few hundred yards down, the levee doors are closed because the water is too high for them to be open. VERY cool!

Here we are in the B&B. Jo was watching Curious George. She was SO good on vacation. I think she really enjoyed all the stuff we did, but... who knows. We enjoyed it. We had a wonderful time!

Beginning of Summer

Busy Busy Busy.

We've been out of school for about two weeks, and we've already gone back to work! Chip and I are working a summer camp for the school district during the month of June. It's pretty interesting. That's about all we can say. We're having a good time though. The people we're working with are pretty cool.

Last weekend we went to Baton Rouge to visit Elizabeth, Joe, and Mary. I forgot my camera, but Elizabeth got some good pictures on her camera. I'll have to get her to send them to me. We went to the zoo and to the mall. We had a great time!

We're planning on going to the pool this afternoon and taking the baby. So exciting! Chip's going to meet up with some of his friends and play golf. I'm going to lay out and take Jo in the pool.

In about two weeks, we're going to be off to Kansas. KANSAS! We're going for one of Chip's best friend's wedding. Not looking forward to all the driving, but I am looking forward to the wedding. It will be our "vacation" this year. We're stopping off in Missouri to stay a few days and check out what they have there.

I'll try to remember my camera!