happy hump day!

It's Wednesday which means the upcoming weekend is just as far away as last weekend. Hopefully I'll get a chance to binge sleep...yes sleep.

I'll start with what we're looking forward to. On Friday, Alex and I along with Brian, Melinda and Corey are going to be locked in with the teenagers of Trailhead. We've made a timeline with events and whatnot, but I'm still not really a night owl so it will be an interesting evening. But we're really looking forward to hanging out with the students.

Then on Saturday (after we've recovered from the lock in slept) I have a to do list for Alex and I to improve out house's curb appeal a bit- scraping, sanding and painting the small portico over our front door, sealing the wooden steps and landing area, planting flowers, laying some sod from where we've removed tree's and of course the ever present battle against the weeds. There has been some talk of building a fire-pit but that's still a discussion point and not quite on the list...yet (I'm persistent). But, all of that yard work won't hold a candle to our fun weekend last weekend.

My sister, Becky and her family came down to spend the weekend with us and to enjoy all that living in the metro area has to offer. We spent Saturday in Forest Park with a picnic and the obligatory trip to the zoo. The animals that we saw were very entertaining and it was great to watch Ethan and Nora enjoy them. Becky has more pictures on her blog than I do, so check it out.  

After the zoo we headed back to Edwardsville and ate dinner at one of my favorites: Dewey's. There, we gave Nora a lemon to try...

She wasn't a fan but, she sure is cute! After we ate, we got another Edwardsville staple- Annie's frozen custard. The kids were sad to see the night end but we were all tired and ready to rest up for Sunday. 

On Sunday, my parents came over after church to hang out with Nora while the rest of us headed to Busch Stadium. We were concerned about the weather, but after a few prayers, we had perfect ballpark weather- not too hot, not too cold. It was perfect, God is good. Ethan had a great time and so did the we! The little boy in front of us got us on the jumbo screen with his mad dancing skills and at the end of the game Ethan got to run the bases with 5,000 other kids. We had a great weekend and cannot wait for the Collier clan to come back for a repeat! 

For more pictures from this weekend, check out Becky's blogpost .