The Munce Family: Sully and Suzie do St. Louis,

Thursday, December 8, 2016

Sully and Suzie do St. Louis,

After our practice trip to the airport last month, Sully and I gave St. Louis another try this weekend. To say it was a success is a complete understatement. I picked him up from school on Friday and off to the airport we went. He was so excited to see his packed Paw Patrol suitcase and quizzed me on the way to the airport to make sure I didn't forget any of his essentials. "Did you remember my cozy? Gino? My Star Wars jams?" Fortunately nothing was forgotten and we started the trip on the right foot. We had lunch in the airplane (jet, according to Sully) and quickly made our way to our next flight in Minneapolis. Before we knew it, we were in Stacy's car headed for an evening of fun. We had dinner with her family and then went to the Myseum, followed by ice cream cones, and then a ride through a park full of lights where the kids got to pop out of the sunroof and take it all in. When we arrived at their house, Sully's mind was blown by the amount of toys he got to play with. We finally got to bed around 10 and before we went to sleep he said, "mama, St. Louis is so fun!"

Saturday was filled with more fun. Plenty of play time in the morning followed by lunch at P'sgettis, more play time and then an afternoon of fun shows and snuggling on the couch. The kids had pizza and got to watch a movie while Stacy and I went out for dinner(!!!!). For me, this was a major win. In the last three years, one of us has had a baby, wether it was one of hers or me bringing one along, so the excitement of our evenings usually included ice cream and '20/20,' which, don't get me wrong, was great, but being able to go out and enjoy a little nightlife was really fun, and good for us. We got home and did sneak in an episode of '20/20' but Sully was restless, so we hit the hay early.

We had a long travel day home on Sunday, but it was tolerated so well by Sullivan. He is definitely at a golden age and we can't wait to get back to see Stacy and her family. It was so easy. Sully hit it off with all of her kids, but her oldest, Sam was a definite favorite. They were buddies, she is so good to him. I was honestly sad to come home, and Sully was, too. He is already asking to go back.

Dave did great at home with the girls. They stayed busy baking cookies, taking naps, playing at home, and the girls went to an evening drop in at Miss Jaspers' house. On Sunday they had lunch with the Olivers and then visited Grandma Helen, It was a good weekend all around.

Greta had her three year appointment the morning before our flight and she is growing exactly as she should. She is 30lbs (25th percentile) and 3ft 4 inches (75th percentile). She told Dr Sam that her favorite food is grapes dipped in ketchup, so our secret is out ;). Piper is walking more than crawling these days, she is wobbly, but so so darling.