Visit with Grandma and Grandpa First Half

We spent a week visiting Joseph's parents and sister, Kristi, in St. Louis.

Our family with Grandma, Grandpa, Kristi and Aaron.

 We had so many fun adventures.  We went to Frontier Park.  This park is in Historic downtown St. Charles which is right on the Missouri River.  We went walking there our first night in town.

Frontier Park

Lewis and Clark memorial

On the banks of the Missouri River

Walking on the Train tracks.  Trains no longer run on these tracks.

We also went to the Museum of Transportation.  It was right up Kimball's alley and he really seemed to enjoy it.  We walked through train cars, road a miniature train, saw some old-time cars and other modes of transportation.

Our family after the train ride.

Waiting for our train ride.

CARS

Fire truck from the 1920s.

What a boat!  This car was SO long.  I would hate having to drive something so big.

This car had a cool glass roof.  It would be awesome except in a hail storm.

TRAINS

Engine Control Room.  

Engineer Kimball

Passenger Train car.  There wasn't much leg room, that is for sure!
My knees touched the bench facing us.

Inside a caboose.

This was one of Kimball's favorite train cars...the Nitric Acid car. 

We also took the kids to a really nice park with a splash pad.  This was my first experience with a splash pad and it was much different than I thought it would be.  The kids had fun in the water though and they always enjoy the play ground.









The kids and Grandma made homemade sand castles while Joseph and I attended the temple.

Rebecah's castle

Working on his sand castle.

Kimball's castle

Making boats.

Kimball's boat

 

Rebecah's boat