Wednesday and Thursday, July 8 & 9

On Wednesday, July 8th we made the trek to McLeansboro, IL for our Annual Friendscation trip. Chris and Aribi were gracious to allow us to stay at their house. Due to a wedding and moving, the Schneeberger and Wallace families were not able to make it.

We left at 7:00 am for our 7 hour drive. The boys were amazing in the car.  We only made one stop for gas and lunch outside of St. Louis. We arrived at the Bowzer home around 3:00pm.  The evening was relaxing. We enjoyed time at Aribi’s parents’ home and swimming pool before grilling out and staying up late talking. 

Thursday the men went golfing at the McLeansboro golf course and the girls and kids went on a walk. It was in a wooded area that opened into a pasture with a pond. Although it was short, it was hot, humid and sweaty!

 After lunch, naps and a lesson/ game of Catan we went back to the pool. Some of the Bowzer’s friends were invited over for a little baby shower for Aribi, who is due at the end of August. Teddy is a swimming machine. He loves his tiny floater and can kick himself all over the pool. Auten’s Pizza was enjoyed before coming back home for the kids to sleep. The adults enjoyed a game of Codenames before bed.