We are finally home and are getting a taste of the hot weather St. Louis has had the past month. It was so nice to have to wear jackets at night when we were on the West Coast. We'll hopefully have some cooler weather this weekend.

Carter was a real trooper during our travels... especially on our flight home Tuesday. We left Dan's parents house at 4:30am that morning to get to the airport in time for our 7:30am flight. We then flew from Seattle to Oakland, Oakland to Las Vegas, and Las Vegas St. Louis. We didn't realize the Las Vegas leg was a part of our trip when we bought our tickets. Dan was even more of a trooper for changing a really bad diaper in the airplane restroom (a restroom that didn't have a changing table). I could hear Carter screaming all the way back to my seat. At one point the flight attendant knocked on the door to see if he needed anything. The same flight attendant then made him go back in the bathroom and dig the diaper out of the trash can. Other than that and my hand sanitizer exploding all over Dan... it was a great trip.

We got to see some of our best friends before we left California. We met Luke and Beth for dinner about an hour away from where we were staying. It was soooo good to see them.

We also got to see our brother in law, Scott, for a couple hours.

We spent out last day in CA at Castle Lake... about 20 minutes from Mt. Shasta. The pictures really don't do it justice.

Carter kept putting his feet in the cold water. It shows how much he is like his dad. Dan actually swam in the water later in the day.

We also hiked a trail on the edge of the lake. It was beautiful.

Carter in front of Mt. Shasta on our way out of town. Thanks for a great week Mom and Dad!

We drove through the night last Monday back up to Seattle to drop Carter off with Dan's parents. Thank you so much Paula and Carter! Wednesday we went back up to the dome. It was so nice to be able to sit and read for hours. We also spent a lot of time hiking and walking along the river. Dan even spent some time fishing.




Thank you so much Alex and Jan... we loved staying up there!!!

So... we are getting things together before the guys move back in on Sunday. Dan had to be back at work on Wednesday. It does feel good to be home... but we are missing family and that West Coast weather!!