Waterloo

The last week in July we traveled to Waterloo to visit Uncle Dwight, Aunt Liz, Cousin Mitch, Cousin Emma and Grandma! It was a long drive but totally worth it. The night we got there, Uncle Dwight got everyone tickets to see the Cardinals play! It was the perfect way to end a long day stuck in the car. 

The kids loved swimming in their pool and it was the first time James and Madeleine got to use a diving board! 

St. Louis has the coolest indoor kids playground (called the City Museum) made out of old recycled material from old buildings and structures. It is so much fun! 

And it serves beer ;)

The week that we were there was the Monroe County fair. We only went one night and it ended up raining - but it was still a lot of fun before the rain hit! 

John has been wanted to go to the Transportation museum there since I met him... and this trip we were finally able to go! 

Aunt Lizzie had a baby raccoon that someone had found and she was hand feeding it until it got big enough to release back out - and Matthias was completely intrigued with it. 

Madeleine and Frank the cat.

On our last day, we spent the majority of it fishing on their lake. We caught sunfish, catfish and even a bass. Definitely a good way to end an awesome week!