Our new adventures

Monday, July 18, 2011

July 7th morning

We got lunch at Pickles Deli (amazing sandwiches!!!!) and brought them to eat outside at the CityGarden, a super cool park full of statues, water features for kids to splash in and benches.

The girls got a chance to see some of their cousins and wish Konner a very happy 12th birthday!!!!

Wed, July 6th Cardinals vs Reds

We were hoping that the Cardinals would pull out a win after a fantastic 7th inning...but no such luck as they lost by 1 point in the 13th inning (I think...we didn't stay that long). Juliette got to see her first MLB game and the girls had fun eating their body weight in cotton candy. It was sticky hot but always fun. We had great seats and the girls were great. We stayed nearby at the Hyatt where it is steps away from the Arch and a few blocks to Busch stadium. Jamie's sister and family were also in St. Louis for the game and we sat near-by.

cahokia mounds

On the way to St Louis on Wednesday, we stopped in Collinsville, IL about 15 miles from East St. Louis to visit the Cahokia Mounds. This is a Unesco World Heritage site (one of 21 in the US) and originally had 120 mounds, 80 of which remain today. Is, Al and Daddy hiked up the largest mound, "Monks Mound" which is the largest man made mound north of Mexico. It is about 10 stories high. The history on this site is fascinating and archeologists estimated that around 40,000 people lived here during its peak, in about 13th century.

Tuesday, July 5, 2011

Happy Independence Day!

One picture of the great display!

The family

Playtime before the show.

We went to Lions Park in Zionsville to see the fireworks on the 4th. There were tons of people there with live music, food and bounce houses too. The girls loved the fireworks...Juliette wasn't sure whether to laugh or cry at first, but she settled in next to mommy and watched the show. It was a great night!

Symphony on the Prairie with ISO fireworks

Buddies

Daddy and Allie listening to the music. We packed a picnic and brought food to share.

The Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra

What a wonderful evening spent with friends at Conner Prairie to see the ISO perform their Freedom concert. While the fireworks "boomed" we were able to listen to live patriotic music including one of my favorites, "Stars and Stripes" at the finale!