Hermann

B and I decided to take a last minuteish trip to Hermann just the 2 of us. It had been awhile since we had done anything like that (I was pregnant with Sully) and we had decided against a cruise this winter. So off we went. The first day we got there and discovered it would probably be the coolest day of the 3, so we went on a 3 mile walking tour around town. This was a really nice view of the river from someone's back yard. He was nice and took a picture! 

We walked from our hotel down to the river and around. It took us about 3 hours, but we did stop for a little wine tasting in the middle!

That night after eating we went and got some ice cream. All I really wanted was a hot fudge sundae with some peanuts, but instead got this gigantic thing with multiple layers of hot fudge and peanuts. I couldn't finish it, and if you know me, you know that is unheard of.

The second day we went biking on the Katy trail. We ended up riding 32 miles- a bit of a stretch for B who doesn't ride AT. ALL. I thought it was super fun though....Then we went out for a nice dinner and hung out.

This is our private hot tub. It was super nice. They bring you hot breakfast to your room, warm brownies and ice cream at night. We hung out in the hot tub in the mornings, mid afternoon, and at night. Super awesome.

That's it! We're back home and my travels are done for awhile....

New York!

This month has been SO BUSY! 2 weekends ago, Molly, Mom and I went to New York. This year Susan joined us! It was really fun and thank goodness Susan was there to lead the way! These are in backward order, but whatever. Monday before we left mom and I went over to GMA. We didn't really see anything, but it was still interesting. 

 The day before that we caught Ben Stiller making a movie! Cool!

 In the subway.

 The original purpose of the trip was to see this musical. I will say it was VERY well done and quite funny and entertaining, but oh so wrong. I can't believe there isn't more about how offensive it is!

 Inside Grand Central Station to see the constellations.

 Rockefeller Center.

 The Hi-line. This was an old rail system made into a long park. It was pretty neat! TONS of people though and it was hard to get around!

 Times Square.

 I don't remember what this was but it was pretty.

 Ground Zero. They made it pretty hard to get down in the park and see the memorial and we didn't feel like trying to figure it out, so we found this little above ground walkway and we could see down into the site from there.

 The new building.

 Brooklyn Bridge. We took the subway down to Brooklyn and walked back- about 7 miles. The bridge was also packed of people as well as bikers. I thought the bikers were dumb. There was hardly any room and they were irritated if someone was in there way. Stupid.

 Our little group.

 Lady Liberty.

 In central park at Alice and Wonderland. Cute statue.  The first day we walked up there and walked around.

 On Sunday morning I ran up there and ran by myself. My entire run ended up being 7.3 miles! It was nice and cool though. There was a portugal run going on that day so millions of people in the park.

 Times square with Elmo.

 And Alvin!

It was a really fun trip!!!

Legoland/Sea Life

Monday was Mira's first day of school and Sully's first day at daycare so Griffy and I spent the day together. I took him to the newly opened Legoland and aquarium. Let's just say, Legoland was awful. So disorganized and really really small. It was $56 for Griffin and I to get in. Thank goodness I didn't bring anyone else! There was a room with all of these things where the kids push the buttons and stuff lights up. This one in particular worked, but over half of them were broken. 

This was  a station where you put a car together and race it. Problem was the lady had to do it for us because there were nearly no parts that actually fit together. What a joke. Luckily Griffy thought it was fun. 

After leaving Legoland and promising to write a really awesome complaint letter, we went to the aquarium. The fish were not all that exciting, and it was small, but Griffin LOVED it and it made our trip down town totally worth it. All of the aquariums went down to the floor so he was able to look right in.

Really super kid friendly.

He's SO CHEESY.

He had a really great time and I think it was super fun for him to get to do something just us. We should have a few more of those days in the coming months.

Powell Gardens

Pepper and I took the kids to Powell Gardens last Friday. It was a cool day and PERFECT. The kids had a great time. It's a really long drive for us, but it was great.

 The theme was fairy houses and forts. This was our first fairy house.

 Sully was pretty good. He missed his nap which is always hard for him, but he had fun.

 These girls are really cute together.

 Sully- our treasure. Ha!

 The best part is how much fun these guys have together. Growing up together for as long as they can remember. It's awesome.