Family Vacation Part 1

It had been a year since our last visit to the good ole state of Missouri. After flying 3,600 miles (to and from) and driving 1,100 miles - STL - Como - KC - STL - Chicago - STL we saw just about everyone we could have wanted to see and do/eat everywhere I wanted to eat.

This was my first time flying with two kids alone and E's first flight. The kids did awesome on the flight. E slept the whole time and C watched movies. 

On the way home we grabbed Qdoba and decided to drive to CoMo. What we didn't know was that we were heading into a torrential rain storm. I haven't seen rain like that in a long time, plus I enjoyed seeing the lightning. It took longer than expected and the kids slept through it.

Saturday morning the cousins hung out, watched movies and played, surprisingly well with one another. My sister and I headed out to do some shopping before heading back to the chaos.

Sunday was my nephew's birthday. And it was also the day E decided to scream/not sleep ALL DAY. 

Seriously, ALL DAY. Monday and Tuesday we took it easy, ate Shakespeares and visited my aunt. I'm so glad she had a chance to meet Everett. As she passed away on Friday. 

Wednesday we headed out to KC and drove through another rain storm. David joined us in KC for the weekend. We caught a Royals game, caught up with old friends and visited with family. David headed back to SD and me and the kids headed to STL.

We hung out with my family for a couple days enjoying some of my favorite childhood activities - IGA donuts, Lion's Choice, JayCee Park and Lyons Frozen Custard.