Saturday, September 6, 2014

Back to the USA: July-August 2014

For three weeks, we were fortunate to be able to go home and see all our families and friends!  It had been 2 years since we had seen most of them.  What a great trip!  We had pleasant weather, delicious food, but most of all, it was just great visiting and catching up with everyone.  We visited with family, friends, co-workers, neighbors, and even Colin's 3rd grade teacher from Belgium.  While we love our life in Belgium, it was hard to leave all these great people!  
 
 
 
STL, USA

 
The boys and cousin, Eddie

 
Brothers
 
 
Lots of sleep-overs with cousin, Ty!  These boys were inseperable.

 
Cousins from Indy!
 
 
Mike and I had a little get-away at this lovely place, the Fleur-de-Lys Mansion. 
 
 
Our room had a mural of Forest Park's Grand Basin

 
Great garden!  Didn't even feel like we were in the heart of the city.

 
My handsome date

 
We also had dinner at one of our favorite spots, 1111 Mississippi.

 
Nice looking sibling crew

 
Family shot at the lakehouse

 
Colin & Aidan loved learning to kayak
 
 
 Sweet Jacob

 
Dinner at Hendel's with friends
 
 

Dinner at Hendel's with friends
 

 
We had a lovely Italian lunch with our favorite neighbor!
 
 
Gram T & her boys!

 
 
Cousins having fun!

 
City Museum

 
Awesome views from the roof of City Museum

 
STL

 
Ferris Wheel ride with Uncle Tim
 
 
Aidan in the slinky-like tunnel

 
Huge ice cream!
 

 
Family shot (missing Claire!)


 
Ice cream with Colin's 3rd grade teacher from Belgium!  She retired and moved back home to STL. 

 
Loving up Granny!

 
Twin friends...these kids have been hanging out since they were in our bellies...10 years ago~!
 

 
Colin enjoyed being a big cousin and giving Ava & Maura a fun ride!

 
the ladies

 
sweet cousins!

 
Loving up Papa & Grandma!

 
Our family & James!

 
 Our family & Oma/Opa!
 
 
Those three weeks were here and gone in no time, but we have so many great memories of our time together with family & friends! 
 ~Sending lots of love from all of us~
 
 

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