I Did a Kip!

At the gym today, the team was on bars and I decided to show them proper form to do a kip (a fairly basic skill to mount the bars, but an easy one to lose if you don't work those muscles often enough). I totally didn't expect to make it, I just wanted to show them technique and then halfway through the swing, it felt pretty good, so I gave it a shot and made it! I haven't done a kip since before Indigo! It felt pretty good to make it (maybe I haven't totally let myself go). Then I went to pit bar and did a flyaway. I'm not sure I can land them anymore, but it's fun to flip into the pit! 

Indigo got to come to the gym today too. I brought her with me and David picked her up after his meeting. She LOVED jumping on the trampoline! We should probably go to toddler open gym sometime. I think they have mommy and me classes, but they are at like 9:00 am on Thursdays. Once in awhile I think it might be nice to be a stay at home mom but luckily (for me, and the fact that I have to go to work everyday), it's not very often!

All of that was just a silly segue into our vacation recap. I think because the only other time I had a chance to visit St. Louis, I went to gymnastics camp instead. So Amanda has seen the city, but I never have. It is a lovely town. I can totally see why my friend Tristin wanted to return. That, and the endless supply of family members to love on her adorable daughter Sophie! Seems like a win-win. 

Breakfast at the airport

We had a great time with David's family. His aunt and uncle were fabulous hosts. And we spent the weekend at Heartland Lodge in Illinois. Being the oldest cousin, with the newest baby, they spoiled us with a whirlpool suite and a gloriously soft bed. It was so much fun to see his mom's entire family again. All the brothers and sisters fell in together like they didn't live all over the country. And the cousins all had a great time riding dirt bikes and hanging out together. Indigo enjoyed all the attention from everyone and was very well behaved. I was worried that we didn't bring any toys for her, but she found a tray of polished rocks which kept her busy for the better part of a day. David's cousin Shanell played "hide the rock" in her hands and under her feet for at least 20 minutes! That's my girl. Mensa-bound, I swear. 

Hell St Louis!

David's sister-in-law is a photographer and she took the family picture as well as individual families. I think they turned out pretty well - I'll post once I have copies. 

I also spent a morning with my friend Tristin who used to work with me at CVS Caremark. She has a lovely home and a beautiful baby daughter. Indigo played very nicely with Sophie. We had snacks and went for a great walk on a wooded path that opened up to a really fun park. Indigo fell asleep on the walk back and then we said goodbye. I sure hope I get to see Tristin again soon. It was funny how it felt like last week that I saw her but I think it's been almost 3 years! Where has the time gone?

Ted Drewes custard - Yum!

We spent the rest of the day with David's sister Erin and his aunt Lauri. We swam and relaxed until Erin and my M-I-L had to leave for the airport. Then we headed home and it was back to the grind. Saturday is Date Night. We have tickets to see our friend Ron perform "The Agony and Ecstasy of Steve Jobs" at Actors Theatre. The show got a lot of attention for shedding light on terrible conditions at the Apple manufacturers in China. But then it turns out the author/performer took several liberties with the story. The apology given by Ira Glass for running the story as news and not art was almost as good as the tale itself. But looking at it from a performance standpoint, it is a great story and I'm excited to see Ron on stage.