Adventures in Life

We are back home. We left Illinois on Wednesday and stayed the night in the hotel. We had an early flight back on Thursday so staying close to the airport was nice.

Rest Area

Arch Drive-By Picture

Gabe's parents met us in St. Louis and we went on the Budweiser Brewery Tour. Alex really liked looking at the horses.

Horse on Brewery Tour

We had dinner in St. Charles. It is a neat little historic town.

Alex really liked this bike rack.

We had fun walking by the waterfront and exploring the park.

We flew back on Thursday and we are attempting to catch up on everything that happened while we were gone.

We are in Illinois. We flew into St. Louis in Saturday. After making a quick stop at Archiver's we headed to my parent's house.

Alex on the plane.

Sitting on the pig bench outside of 17th Street Bar & Grill

Gabe really likes the ribs that he gets there.

Alex really likes playing the Huggies diaper box. We pushed him around and he drove the "race car".

My brother's awesome new car.

Alex and Maddex playing some tunes.

We had Alex a birthday party at my parent's house. We had BBQ, chips, coleslaw, and yummy cake.

The birthday boy!

We are off to St. Louis tomorrow and then back to Arizona on Thursday.

Last night I took advantage of an awesome Groupon deal. Only $25 for $50 worth of products from Zazzle.com. It can even be used on custom postage! The deal is available today, through a different city. Below are some of the Groupons that I thought people might be interested in since they are pretty much all online deals. If you see a city you are interested in just click on the Groupon link and then select the city on the Groupon page for the deal.

Baltimore: $9 for One-Pound Tin of Otterbein's Cookies ($18.99 Value)
Chicago: $40 for $85 Worth of Wine Shipped Right to Your Door from MyWinesDirect.com (valid in certain states only)
Columbus: $29 for $100 Worth of Silk Flower Arrangements from Silk Mama
Fresno: $21 for a Side-by-Side Tree Planting for a Loved One from Plant Trees 4 Life ($35 Value)
Hampton Roads: $8 for a One-Year Subscription to "Hampton Roads Magazine" ($19.95 Value)
Memphis: $12 for $25 Worth of Candles, Gifts and More from The Candleberry Company
Pittsburgh: $15 for $35 Worth of Gourmet Coffees, Teas, and Gifts at Joe's Coffee House Online
Richmond: $10 for $25 Worth of Nuts, Dried Fruit, and More from Nutty Guys (I bought one of these)
Washington DC: $25 for $50 Worth of Customizable Gifts from Zazzle.com (I bought one of these)
Wichita: $10 for $25 Worth of Cookies, Cakes, and Confections from Dessert Diva

We took the train from Paddington Station to the airport. Our flight was uneventful...which is a good thing.

Alex and the Beefeater statue in the airport.

Sleeping on the airplane with Hans. Hans is the bear we bought in Denmark. Alex grabbed it in the store and would not put it down.

After arriving in Dover we took a train into London. We walked all over.

White Cliffs of Dover

The train to London

We had lunch at the Hard Rock Cafe.

The guitar that started it all.

This Alex's first trip to London, so of course he needs a picture with a phone booth.

Buckingham Palace

Next up: The United States

Amsterdam is definitely a bicyclists town. There are bike riders everywhere!

View down a waterway.

Rembrandt's House

Stopping for lunch at Hoppe.

Amsterdam's narrowest house (6 2/3 ft. wide).

Buddhist Fo Guang Shan He Hua Temple

Alex and a cow statue.

Next up: England

Today we spent the day at sea. Alex had a great time dancing around the common areas and clapping to the music.

Next up: The Netherlands