We celebrated the 4th this year in St. Louis! Derek was able to get an extra day off so we opted to visit his brother and family for the holiday weekend. We had a super fun time and have some awesome pics to prove it!
We enjoyed a parade in the morning in downtown St. Charles.
We traveled to the St. Louis fair -- first stop: air show!
Michael's had a fun trailer with crafts for the kiddos. The boys made a pop tab necklace.
And Belle made a crown! She said, "I look like Repunzel!!" :)
Belle and Uncle Brad
We set out our blankets and hung out by the arch!
We ran into KC friends! Brian, a family friend, married Derek and I seven years ago and here he is loving our little girl!
All of the cousins!
We enjoyed the fireworks that night and then we had an interesting journey home on the city metro, which proved to be a cultural experience at the least for our kiddos. As much as we think our kids don't listen at times, all of the kids did a GREAT job of listening when it was really, really important in the giant swarms of people!
We spent the rest of the weekend just hanging out and spending time with family! Uncle Brad cooked breakfast and read books to the kiddos.
The kids played in the pool
And we did a few fireworks ourselves!
We ended the weekend with a trip to the arcade- the kids (and dads) had fun!!
It was a wonderful little trip away. I'm glad I got to experience the fourth at the arch-- it was something I've been wanting to do for years!!! Spending time with Brad and Mary is always enjoyable and I'm glad to provide opportunities for the cousins to play together!
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