Rest of Trip

We stopped at Ruby Falls again on the way home. We have season passes because the price was about the same as a daily pass.

I didn't actually go through this time due to stomach issues I've had since they took my gall bladder out.
(TMI!)

Jessica took the twins and Jasmine through. I read a book while I waited for them. It was packed and lined up out the door to the parking lot!!

We went to Birmingham Zoo on the way home.

Feeding the lorikeet.

They have fountains to play in.

snack

Indiana

We went to a spray park with friends--Ari is the daughter of a long-time friend of mine.

Jessica put together a hose reel I bought my mom.

My sister

Jessica

Jasmine

My mom

Me

Kayla

My sister's first trip to Build-a-Bear

Jeremy bear in his Cubs outfit

My sister bought Jessica an early birthday present.

Jasmine at Indiana Lake visiting Ari

Jessica ready to ski

Jasmine and me on the tube

Woooo hoooo

Ari and Jasmine

Jessica braided Ari's hair!

Adam's Camp Team

Adam with his camp team.

I have lots of pictures from our trip here but we've been really busy. We are heading back to FL on Friday.

holiday

We are in Elkhart, IN.

We did sparklers July 3. The twins were anxious at first, but then they got into it.






Juanita and Ari joined us for lunch on the 4th.

Jessica made diet soda cake. You add 12 oz diet soda in place of the water, eggs and oil to a cake mix, mix and bake as directed. It is extra moist so best to do it as a 10x13.



Then we went to Indiana Lake to Juanita's in-laws' house.



Kaleb drives the pontoon boat.

Jasmine and Ari

Jessica and Kayla

Jessica and Kaleb

stuff

On Thursday we got to tour Concordia. I briefly met the editor for The Middle School Survival Manual.








We wanted to go back to the zoo but it was again full beyond capacity and so was turtle park, so we left St. Louis and headed east. We stopped at Chuck E. Cheese in Springfield, IL.




We spent 2,235 tickets! We'd saved some that were hand written by our CEC , but then it closed with no notice and since the points weren't on official paper, we lost 3,000+ points, and some of mine had faded out so we lost a bunch more. Therefore we decided to spend what we had left before something else happened! Got the two bouncy balls, football, three tops and two nice bracelets.




























Friday was my 22nd anniversary but as happens often, Rick and I weren't together to celebrate.


We went to see my step-daughter and her two children on Friday on the way to my mom's. We took Grifin's birthday present to him early--a red flyer scooter.




Ashley, Griffin, Jasmine and Jessica




Griffin will be three in August.






Jasmine and Phoenix. Phoenix is six.






Me living wild : )