Getting Settled in St. Louis

On Saturday, August 11th we finally arrived in St. Louis. It was so great to hug and kiss Andy and Becky hello! We parked our RV the first night at a Walmart parking lot. The lady at the campsite had told us we could park at the campsite even though the office would be closed. But when we went there, we didn't know which campsite was ours, so Walmart welcomed us!!! We spent a couple of nights with Andy and Becky at their house until we could get squared away at our campground.

Here's a pic of our "bedroom"! We got in town in time to go to their church Saturday night. We really enjoy worshipping there with them. The church is called Windsor Crossing and is where they got married last December.

On Tuesday, the 14th, Andy and Becky took us out to eat at a really good steakhouse called Pepperstone Steakhouse to celebrate our 36th wedding anniversary. It seems like yesterday that I was dating that boy! Wow, does time fly! The food and company was soooo good! Thanks guys for thinking of us!!

Heading to St. Louis

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We were on the road again heading toward St. Louis to spend some time with Andy and Becky. We love these two so much and were really excited to see them. One of the fun things I've been trying to do as we ride along, is to take pictures of road signs that are the names of our loved ones. Here is the first we spotted: Darwin Road!!

On the way to St. Louis, we stopped at the Cardinal trailer factory in Elkhart, IN. While the company fixed some things that weren't quite right in the trailer, we had the opportunity to go on a tour of the Cardinal trailer factory.

Babysitting Emma

Sarah, Matt and Emma were vacationing with his parents in Grand Rapids the end of July. They made plans on coming to the Marysville area for Sarah's 10Th High School class reunion. We decided to stay in MI so we could see them and babysit Emma during the reunion celebration. We knew they'd be busy spending time with friends, but were happy they could touch base with Craig's parents and D & M for a short time.

We really enjoyed taking care of Emma and watching all the skills she's learned since the last time we saw her in March. Boy, does she love watermelon!

Also, we were glad to see Sarah's "progress" in the maternity department! She looks wonderful and is definitely growing with child!

Port Huron to Mackinaw Race

One of the "big deals" in Port Huron is the Port Huron to Mackinaw sailboat race in July. We hadn't been to see the sailboats in years. We went with D & M and the Chuck McLeod family to view the boats on Friday night. On Satuday morning, we went to see them go up the Black River and get to the starting line. We didn't realize how funny some of the crews are with dressing up in costumes, etc.

It was a beautiful Saturday morning. We enjoyed spending another moment with D & M!

Trailer Pics Update!

I thought it was time to show the outside of the trailer at night and during the day. Also, the sign of our campground in MI......Fort Trodd. And then, some pics of Louie. He suddenly has decided he likes to nap in the bathroom sink! What a cat!

McLeod Family Reunion

Right after we left visiting Craig's parents, we got together with Darwin and Marge (my brother and sister-in-law). There aren't words to describe how much they mean to me. We had a wonderful time during the five weeks we were in MI having close fellowship, laughing, and playing games with D & M. We were also so happy to be able to spend time with their children and grandchildren. We also spent Sunday nights at the small group in their home. They even helped us at the rental house with cleaning and advice. The worse part of leaving MI was saying goodbye to them. We just wish we could get them to travel with us!




Peter is one of their grandsons, holding their grand dog Tori.





Here are some pics of Chuck McLeod and family and Chris McLeod Maes and family.

Most of the small group at D & M's on Sunday nights.