June Photos!

 Johnson Shut-ins State Park, Missouri

After I returned from Camp Shelby MS, and Maxwell AFB, Meghan had arranged for us to stay a couple nights at the Johnson Shut-ins State Park a couple hours south of St Louis. The park is along the East Fort Black River with numerous hiking trails and camping sites available. We stayed in a nice cabin, which was perfect for our comfort level with an (almost) 2 year old. We explored along the river and played in the water, Meg and I took turns jumping off of the rocks into the deeper parts of the river. Carlos enjoyed himself throwing rocks along the river.

Hiking with the Jensens
Meg took Carlos along with our neighbor, Vicky and her boys to Castlewood Park. Carlos enjoyed the day chasing the older boys around and playing in the river. I think he'll be very excited to hang out with all of his cousins this summer.

Backyard Things

 Since adding our garden, some lounge chairs our backyard has become such a comfortable hangout spot. We'll occasionally host neighbors for a drink and a bonfire (when it was cooler) or for whatever is on the grill. The dogs from next door come over to play with Carlos and satisfy everybody's dog needs.

As it has warmed up this summer, the sprinkler has come in handy to entertain and keep us cool.

Here are just a couple of snap shots from our backyard.

                                              

Around St Louis

Just this past weekend we hosted Meg's cousins Jamie and Phil, it gave us a chance to play tour-guide and take them to some of our favorite St Louis spots. We of course hit up Ted Drews for some frozen custard, unfortunately Gus's Pretzels was closed, but we'll save that for the next trip. 

 We saw the largest collection of mosaics in the world at St Louis Cathedral Basilica and then went to take fun photos at the Arch before they left. 

Meg's brother Peter is in town until next month, so more photos to come of adventures with uncle Pete.