Scrappy Quilt Top

 I finally put together the do.Good Stitches blocks from June of last year.  It's bright and happy.

Stella seems to like it.

Oh, the Irony!

 Sometimes I think this kid is 2 separate beings: the one who attends school, and the one in our home.  I'm just grateful he behaves well at school.  

A Cold Friday Night

We had two soccer games and a track meet last night.  Little Guy's soccer game was freezing.  It was a lovely day, so I thought it would be ok, but the sun hid behind clouds.  The wind started to blow and then it began to rain.  I was prepared for the later game with a winter coat, so it wasn't quite as bad.  Early season games are no joke!

Rare Kitty Love

 When Luna was a kitten she loved snuggling on laps, but after she broke her leg she stopped all cuddles.  She likes being in the same room and will often join people on the bed, but it's been 4 years since she broke her leg, and we thought maybe she'd never go back to sitting on our laps. Over the last year she's starting putting a paw on Little Man here and there, but all of a sudden in the last couple of months she has sat on a lap or two.  Each time it feels like you won the lottery. She's only done it a hand full of times, but it gives us hope that maybe she'll start cuddling again.

March Dates

 For his date this month Little Guy wanted lunch at Grimaldi's and a trip to Dave & Busters.  I'm not a huge fan of the place, but he loved it.  

BB got Andy's and watched a movie with Dad.  He wanted to watch Pacific Rim, because Little Man talked the movie up.  Joel was less than impressed, but BB loved it.  The things we do for our children...

Lake of the Ozarks

 The next day we traveled around the area of the Lake of the Ozarks.  We started our day at Stark Caverns.  We're always up for a good cave experience.

We stopped at the Ozark Halfwit statue.  I wish I would tell you that's not really his name, but it is.  Some things about Missouri are just in a special category.  

Our next stop was the Wilmore lodge.  It's a cute, little museum about the Bagnell Bridge.  We drove down to get a good look at the bridge. 

Our last stop was Ha Ha State Park.  We had lunch down by the river and then we walked up to the castle ruins.

These guys are fairly ridiculous, but they keep things interesting.  I'm pretty sure Little Guy bit him. We have a whole sequence of pictures of their absurdity.  

The view was gorgeous.  You can see the spot where we picnicked across the river. 

On our way home we traveled through the town of Tightwad.  It felt like a must to take a picture in front of the bank.

It was a quick but enjoyable trip.

Jefferson City

We started the day out with a quick nod to St. Patrick's Day and then we drove to Jefferson City, Missouri.  Our first stop was the Museum of Missouri Military History.  It's small but packed with interesting things.

From there we headed to the Missouri State Capital.  It's beautiful, but their version of what happened to Mormons would be considered comical if not so intentionally deceptive.  We had to get a picture with Governor Boggs just for fun.  

It was seriously such a gorgeous day!

 

We tried the best rated barbecue in Jefferson City.  Sweet Smoke Barbecue was really good.  I was just sad they were already sold out of ribs.

Just for fun we tried the Shamrock shakes at McDonalds, and now I remember why I haven't had one in years.  They are not good.  Hahahaha.  

It was a fun day.