in IL

we arrived in IL monday afternoon around 4pm. we were really tired and the girls were so glad to finally be out of the car. papa got us our favorite chicken lil's from KFC. the scaggs came over to visit and then papa took nicole and i to bobby's for ice cream after the girls went to bed. i wasn't feeling well so i went to bed pretty early.

tuesday nicole, me, haylee, nana, aunt tammy, aunt terrisa and [cousin] ashleigh had lunch at the House of Plenty. their food is so yummy and i got a 2 story snickers pie and nicole got a cookies n' creme pie that we shared. YUM! it was pouring while we were at lunch then stopped when it was time to leave but continued as we drove home. we just hung out the rest of the day/evening. after the girls went to bed, papa took us to the grocery store so we could get food for the girls.

today [wendesday] aunt terri & grandma got here around 9:30am and we followed them to Grant's Farm in St Louis. it's kinda like a zoo but not as many animals and it's pretty small. it's owned by Busch, who also owns Busch Gardens in Williamsburg in VA. it was a nice day and i think kylie really enjoyed it. as soon as we pulled out of the parking lot, kylie was asleep! and even finished a nice, long nap once we got back to nana's. we were glad that there was no rain while at grant's farm and just a little bit ago, it started pouring and thundering.

tomorrow we are going to the st louis zoo and hoping for good weather. the girls are doing well. kylie has plenty of new toys that nana has that she enjoys. and haylee is getting used to nana & papa and is getting lots of attention.