The drive down from Michigan to Missouri went as well as could be expected. My dad met us in St Louis, where we dropped off our rental van and transferred all our stuff to his friends’ minivan. Then Janie cried unceasingly all the way to Columbia. It was kindof brutal at the end of a day that had started with six wakings in seven hours, then nine hours in the car. But we had a really wonderful time once we got there, and the week just flew by!
The hammock was a big hit.
Elizabeth loved celebrating her fourth birthday for the third time!
The kiddie pool was fun, too.
