Very Busy!!

Well our August started off very busy, with two birthday dinners for Daddy. We met Mommy's family in Lincoln for dinner to celebrate Daddy's birthday on August 1st. Then on August 3rd we celebrated his actual birthday by going to church, lunch, then dinner. On Monday we left for our summer vacation. We went to St. Louis for a cheap, quick vacation and time to spend together having fun before Mommy has to go back to work. The first day we went to the zoo and besides sweating all our fluids out, we saw many animals including a baby elephant and a baby giraffe which was really cool. That night we went to The Hill to eat dinner at Rigazzi's. On Tuesday we headed to Six Flags for some swim time in the 101 degree heat!! Auggie had so much fun watching all the kids swim and go down slides. On Tuesday night Auggie went to his first Cardinals game and slept through most of it. He was such a good baby and made it through the entire game even two extra innings and two rain delays!! Cards won by the way, GO CARDS!!! Wednesday we checked out of our hotel and went to Blueberry Hill a restaurant in St. Louis that has good hamburgers. We then shopped a little and went to look at the river front in St. Charles.

On the way back home Mommy decided to stop in Springfield and stay with Grandma and Grandpa Stults with Auggie until Daddy could come down on Friday. This was the first time Mommy or Auggie had been away from Daddy overnight since they have been married or born. Thursday, Auggie got to go to his first Illinois State Fair parade. He had fun other than some of the loud sirens and horns! Those scared him to death. Friday Auggie achieved the roll over at Katrina's house!! Katrina, Maddy and Mommy watched as he rolled over to his belly and we all three clapped and cheered for him. Saturday Auggie got to go for the first time through the State Fair. We saw pigs, sheep, cows, horses, chicks, ducks and even a butter cow. He wasn't all that interested but Mommy and Daddy really enjoyed their Vose's corndogs!! We also saw his picture at the cute baby area (he didn't win, even though he did in our minds!) and he got naked at the fair!! Finally on Sunday we went to church with Grandma and Grandpa Stults and then swam at Knight's Action Park.

We had so much fun on our vacation as you can see. We are sad to be home and for the summer to be almost over. Mommy has to go back to work after 4 months off on Friday. She is very sad to leave Auggie and can't believe the time has flown by so fast.