What a JUNE

Well, since the last post (a month ago-does anyone even look anymore) we have been very busy, with unusual stuff.

First in May Jacob taught a lot of weekend classes, so the boys and I had a lot of times just us.

Then my cousin Joyce's daughter was getting married in Evansville, IN (an 8 hour drive) May 16th, I had decided to go, then not go, then to go, then definitely not go-so Jacob decided to teach, then I decided to go-Jacob could not. I decided to go alone-then found out my parents were going, so off we went. On the way we stopped at the St Louis Zoo-great fun, the boys LOVED it, we walked and walked, then off we went on to Evansville. Of course the boys had a great time in the pool, then the wedding. Neither had really been to a wedding and dance that they could remember, so it was really fun to watch. Levi spied the "Marrying girl" first and asked her to dance-all the while Benjamin stood there and watched "I'm waiting patiently" he would tell people. When it was his turn he was certainly smitten. Levi found a bridesmaid that he adored dancing with over and over. We danced until Levi finally told me he was tired and ready to go, Benjamin's eyes were heavy, but he wanted one more dance. They still talk about Mandi and how pretty she was in that "marrying dress". The ride home was uneventful, I think a good time was had by all.
After that excursion Jacob and I began to plan for our June, we packed for the whole month one afternoon, so we could literally just go from one bag to the next, without having to do much, thank God we did that it would have really frustrating if we had not.
June 2nd Jacob (bag #1) left for Jefferson City for the week (until Sunday)-the boys and I (bag #2) went to "visit" him in the hotel Friday-Sunday (yeah, we brought him home with us). On Saturday the boys and I went to the State Capitol, to see mommy's boss's building (aka the Jefferson Building) with the BIG BEAR, the Governor's Mansion ("so he's like the president of our state, right mommy?", "right, Levi", "but the president has a bigger job, 'cause he has 50 states", "right, Levi", "but Governor has just one state", "right on, Levi", "so why does he have 2 buildings, and the president just have the White House?"....). We did the self guided tour of the capitol, Levi liked the cannon, Benjamin liked the echos, amazing art, really amazing art was what mommy liked. Levi, to my surprise asked a lot of questions about laws and lawmaking and who decides what is fair...there was also a Lewis and Clark demonstration/celebration going on in the Jefferson garden, many boy scouts with period "kid powered" toys that we played with for a while. There was a wedding getting started in the garden by the mansion, so the boys wanted to go see Mandi get married again, when I explained that it wasn't her, neither of them thought that bride was quite as pretty as Mandi (off the hook)! We enjoyed diner with Jacob, then after class on Sunday we came home, and we all got one night together.
Today much to Benjamin's disappointment (I'm sure) Jacob is off to another class (with bag #3) until Thursday (hopefully), Levi to school, Benjamin to daycare, and I am back to work.
Thursday (hopefully) we will leave to go to the Lake (bag #4) to do some diving. Once we get back, the plan is for Benjamin (bag #5) to go to dad and mom's, then I leave (bag #6) for St Louis. I'll pick Benjamin up on the 20th then we have Father's Day at the K to watch the Royals and the Cardinals. Then life will be back to the normal business of our lives.
All through this we are continuing Tae Kw an Do on Monday/Wednesdays, T-ball games Tuesday/Thursdays, church on Wednesdays, Inter-generational day on Fridays, Summer School...