The arch!

Next we headed to the arch.  We had to park a bit away and walk. 

 Joe let them stick there feet in the Mississippi river I was so scared they would fall in or loose a shoe!

Going up so the top in the very small elevator thingy!

 The view

 Waiting to go back down.

 We took a different way back to the car and even got free hugs from some girls giving them out!

Then it was time to get into the car for 2 more days of driving!

Time to go home but a quick stop on the way!

We headed out early the next morning and made a stop in St. Loius at the Science center.  If you are ever there it is a must do it was free to go to too!

Great grandma's and Grandpa's are so fun!

The night before we left we enjoyed the evening on the back porch talking and letting the kids run wild!  Here is Joe and the kids with Great Grandma

 And with Charlie!  The kids loved them both and had a great time with them!

 I just loved this picture of Great Grandma she is an amazing women and I love spending time with her!

 The kids loved when he would take his teeth out.  Since then  Reagan asks all older people she sees if they can take there teeth out.  So far no one has admitted they can.

Dinner with the Binkleys

Lexi and her kids and Leanna and Kevin got in town that afternoon and we headed over to Joes uncles for dinner with all of Joe' s Moms relatives.

Hiking

the next morning Great Grandma and the kids made monkey bread!  They had a blast working together and of course eating it all!

 then we headed out for a hike in the beautiful woods!  the kids had a blast finding sticks and catching frogs!

Grandpa Charlie and Reagan having a sword fight!

 they caught a tiny frog

Even though it wasn't as hot as AZ the humidity was horrible but we still had a blast.

Spencerville Ohio

We arrived at Joe's Grandma's and charlies house in Spencerville Sunday night!  We enjoyed chatting and relaxing that night then the next morning They took us to the county fair!

We got to...

 see and hold a 10 day old sheep.

Pet some huge cows!

Watch Simon says with pigs

Have a picnic

and ride some rides!

We were all pretty tired by the end of the day!

saying good bye

Before church I tried to get a few pictures of us all together.

The adorable Schlensker family!

 My kids absolutely adored Mae!  and who wouldn't look at the adorable face of hers.

 When Lindsey and I were younger and our family's got together we ALWAYS took a picture of all of us in a line oldest to youngest so here it is the first schlensker/fosburgh picture!

 Lindsey and I (We haven't aged a day!)

Thanks for letting us crash your house we had a wonderful time talking about the old days and making new memories together!