see ya baby!

we are back from st. louis, settling back into our routine and catching up on laundry and housework. these bright and sunny days have really exposed my D-I-R-T-Y house. the windows, shelves, picture frames, baseboards and just about everything else need a good clean. hmmm...wonder when i'll get around to doing that. in case you want to know, i absolutely despise housework. i'm really bad at it too. i've even done a few of the things you're suppose to do to make it easier: put all your cleaning products in a tote to easily carry around the house and assign one little chore to each day of the week. i even made all of our cleaning products and only use rags rather than paper towels. i still can't manage to get myself to clean. maybe someday that magical house cleaner will appear and my house will be sparkly and free of dog hair. ha!

anyway, we had a lovely time in the great city of st. louis and were very glad to spend time with andrew and lindsay. riley is a trooper, let me tell you! she did amazing on both plane rides and managed to keep herself busy and entertained in a very non-childproof home with only the toys/books i could pack in my purse. andrew's counts and energy were low, so i kid you not when i say we did not do anything! we went to the park twice and went to the grocery store a few times - otherwise we went from backyard, to kitchen, to couch to bed. riley and andrew really bonded and the way she says his name is priceless! she even rejected me when i was trying to read her books and said, "NO! Druuu!" and got off my lap and ran to him. so cute.

we asked to be seated next to an empty seat and our wish was granted both ways. this made a huge difference!

a lot of time was spent playing in uncle drew's truck

lindsay, riley & andrew at the park

saying goodbye at the airport

we also shared lots of laughs and jokes, something my family is quite good at, but i think the best laugh of the weekend was every time somebody left, riley would shout, "see ya baby!" i don't know where this girl comes up with her stuff, but it is good!