Being a grandma is lots of fun. Today we went to Crown Center. There is this really neat display that the kids can go run around in and play. 
They have a new one every few of months. The nice thing about it is that it is free. The last time we went it was an ocean theme. This time it was all about animals. Charlie didn't stop moving for a minute. One reason why he's a big blur. The other is (and this is the real reason) is that I don't take very good pictures with my phone. There were too many people there for my liking, but the kids had fun. So much so that they fell asleep on the way home.

Christmas in April???

Yes I know it's only April, but I've been waiting until I was done with another project before I started on this one. I did this Nativity set on my embroidery machine and did I have fun.

This is the whole thing. The following pictures are close ups of the different parts. I know, nothing real exciting, but I like it.

Easter 2012

Saturdays are great days to get together with friends and family for some fun.

Antioch Park is a great place to have a get together. Lots of great hiding places for eggs,

playing games, and having lots of fun.

An egg toss is all the more fun when the eggs are filled with flour.

New friends can join in the fun too. Sometimes the fun gets a little carried away, but that's what makes it all the more fun right?

What's an egg hunt without hunting eggs.

Look every where Charlie cause you never know where an egg may be hiding.

April Fool's Day

One thing about having a birthday on April Fool's Day is that someone is always playing a prank. This year was a good one. Linda set this one up. She took a Mentos, strung fishing line through it, set it in the bottle of Diet Coke without touching the liquid, and screwed the lid back on. We made sure Joe took it outside to open and I don't think he suspected a thing. It was great to see the expresion on his face.


The next prank was the birthday cake. This may not have been as much of a prank more than it was just some fun. Laura was the instigator for this one. She took a clean flower pot, put pound cake at the bottom, then put some ice cream on top of that, and then put oreo crumbs on top to make it look like dirt. The flowers were a nice touch. She used straws stuck in the ice cream to facilitate putting the flowers in. It was delicious.

St. Louis Science Center

Last week we went to St. Louis with the kids we were mainly going to get stuff from the distribution center. We wanted to be able to try on things so we would get the right size. We did that, but we also went to the St. Louis Science Center.


Charlie and Daryn liked looking at some rocks. Celeste and Linda liked the musical hopscotch game.

We all had a good time even with the car problems we had on the way to St. Louis.