So I've been really bad at updating this blog. But the Kids and I took a week long trip to my parents in St Louis, and there are tons of fun pictures to share!
The first thing we did was go to a Cardinals baseball game
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| Lucy enjoying a ball-park pretzel | 
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| Xavier's first ever Slurpee | 
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| Lucy trying the Slurpee | 
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| Xavier's private meeting with Fred Bird | 
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| Xavier and Fred Bird traded hats | 
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| The whole Fam with Fred Bird, Lucy was actually petrified of Fred Bird | 
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| Lucy and Papa at the game | 
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| Xavier had so much fun he was asleep before we left the parking lot | 
 On Friday night we went to a carnival at my parents church
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| Xavier tried bowling | 
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| He needed to get a little closer | 
 Saturday morning the kids had stuffed animal wars when they woke up
We went to Grant's (Anhiser Busch) Farm
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| Xavier was fascinated by the Giant Boulder (tortoise) eating lettuce | 
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| Xavier was "calling" the chickens, trying to get them to come to him | 
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| Pretty Birds | 
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| Lucy Chill-laxin  | 
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| Xavier watching Pig agility | 
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| A Barn Owl that flew right over our head | 
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| Xavier hand feeding "Alice" the Camel  | 
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| Grammy and Lucy looking at the Llama | 
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| Xavier feeding the llama | 
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| Xavier bottle feeding a goat | 
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| Lucy Petting a goat | 
 We also went to the historic Soullard farmers market, and the kids enjoyed the tree swing and playing in the dirt outside :)