Drummin'

Playing drums with Uncle Chad.

Playing with Caesar

Or at least thats what Samuel thought it was.

Dancin'

Samuel enjoyed the music from this toy he acquired while at Grandma Irene's house.

St. Louis Trip 6 of 5 - Samuel around the house

Some random Samuel shots.

Samuel enjoyed playing with one of Uncle Chad's drum stools. The hardwood floors took some getting used to, but he did pretty well.

Another Great-Grandparent shot.

Samuel poses with some mums. Good autumn picture.

St. Louis Trip 5 of 5 - VanNoords, Hudsonville

On Friday we left St. Louis and spent the night just south of Chicago with the VanNoord's. Jared and Seth are above. Seth is the shorter of the two.

Saturday evening found us back in Michigan, back in Hudsonville. Uncle Ryan and Aunt Karina posed for this picture. We headed for home on Sunday afternoon.

St. Louis Trip 4 of 5 - Magic House, Family

Thursday morning we went to the Magic House, a children's museum in St. Louis. It made for some cute pictures and Samuel had a ball. Literally. They had a bin for recently slobbered-on toys (to be cleaned). We filled it.

That afternoon Hannah's parents arrived and we were all treated to a BBQ dinner by her grandparents. Satisfying.

St. Louis Trip 3 of 5 - Grants farm, GGrandparents

Wednesday was a rainy day spent at Grant's Farm. Samuel didn't mind though. He was all smiles during the tram ride.

Uncle Chad came along as well.

That afternoon some of Samuel's Great Grandparents arrived. Hidden there behind Samuel is Hartley. Samuel was very excited.

St. Louis Trip 2 of 5 - Zoo, Sem

We went to the St. Louis Zoo, a great, free zoo in Forest Park in St. Louis. It was actually kind of chilly so he's wearing his jacket.

The penguins didn't mind the chill. Nasty things. Don't believe the movies. They go for distance when they poop.

Tuesday we went to Concordia Seminary to visit some old friends and co-workers. This is Hannah and Samuel under Luther Statue.

Speaking of previous co-workers. This is Karen. Samuel was happy to meet her.

St. Louis Trip 1 of 5 - Lakies

Samuel actually did very good on the way down. We spend the first night at Grandma Irene's and then drove the 8.5 hrs to St. Louis. This was about 2hours more than it usually takes Hannah and I by ourselves so we thought that was pretty good time.

We went to the Crave after dropping off our stuff at Uncle Chad and Aunt Bethany's house. Samuel and I (Marcos) spent the sermon outside in these excellent Adirondack chairs.

At home the next day, Uncle Chad introduced Samuel to the drums, which he enjoyed immensely.

It was great to be able to stay with Chad and Bethany and apparently they didn't mind so much, even when Samuel woke them up earlier than they really wanted.

We're back

We arrived back home uneventfully this afternoon. We had a good trip, saw lots of friends and family, visited our old stomping grounds and took a lot of pictures. Its been interesting traveling with an 8 month old and we've learned a lot. Hopefully sometime this week I'll post the wrap up from the week, with pictures. I don't think I'm gonna do it all in one post, so you'll forgive me if I make it drag on through the week.

Hiatus

We're in St. Louis for the week so posts will follow upon our return next week.

Blueberry picking

We went blueberry picking yesterday. Samuel enjoyed it thoroughly, though he didn't help very much. We got 8.75 pounds for $12.25. Kroger has blueberries for about a buck a piece (and thats the in-season price).