Thursday, August 29, 2013

Chi Town Road Trip

The morning after the DMB concert, we packed up the car and headed East to Chicago!
This was Drew's first time there and it's one of our favorite places
so we were all really excited to go,
plus these two are pros at road tripping, so win-win!
 
Love and marriage, love and marriage, go together like a horse and carriage...
We saw the famous fountain on our way in to the city, all that was missing was the Bundys. 
So much to see in this city, it really is one of the most beautiful places in America. 
Soldier Field, home of Da Bears!
To your right, Lake Michigan and hundreds of sail boats off of Navy Pier.
To your left, sky rise buildings... so cool! 
Lunch before the Cards/Cubs game at Wrigley. 
Cubbie the Bear
(we think this might have been a knock-off mascot out in the street, but Maeryn didn't care!)

Johnny Mac's first big league game! 


apparently the game itself wasn't all that exciting... 
Such a great park.  Such an awesome day.

After the game was had some famous Chicago style pizza from Gino's!
Sooooo good. 
Day 2 in Chicago we decided to go to the Shedd Aquarium. 

Some of the highlights were the Baluga Whales! 
and Dolphins! 





Probably the coolest thing I've ever seen in an aquarium, was the saw-tooth shark!
It was really hard to get a good picture because the room was so dark,
so this was the best I could do... doesn't really do it justice.
This thing was amazing. 
A few final pictures of this awesome city.





Friday, August 23, 2013

Don't burn the day away.

Dave Matthews 2013

Kevin and I bought tickets through our Warehouse membership earlier this year
and the more we talked about it with Carrie, Kelly and Drew
we talked them in to coming out here and going with us.
Only snag with that plan, we had pit tickets and they did not...

Problem for some maybe... but this was not our first rodeo.

Pre-Concert Toast.

Obviously we were pumped for the show, Dave NEVER disappoints... 
but the little side bonus for us this year was going to the show with a CELEBRITY!


Oh the stories...
Our favorite reaction was by the girl who almost dropped a corndog down her outfit!
So great.

By showtime we were all up front in the pit. :-)
(sweating our you know whats off)





Post show pics! 

Some with the fans too! 
And autographs back at the house!
Ahhh, the life. ;-) 


He's HERE!!!

Drew came to visit us for 8 days this summer
and we have never been more excited to see him!
Maeryn's still a little confused on the whole you can't date/marry your uncle thing
so she was like a crazed little groupie at first.
(actually... it was more like for the first 7 days of his trip)


Mary and Meghan came over to see Drew when we got home too,
everyone just couldn't wait to talk to him all about his "adventures"!
Carrie and Kelly were still with us too, so I'm sure Drew felt like
he was at a press conference with the amount of questions we were throwing at him!
The kids were sooooo excited that neither one took a nap that day.
Lucky for us we were going to the Dave Matthews concert that night
so we got to drop the kiddos off with Grandma and Papa - sorry Senior Meyers! ;-)

On our way to drop the kids off...
Watching the Little Mermaid in the car!
It lasted about 10 minutes...
Lots more Drew visit pictures to come!


Babies R Us and Chic Fil A...

Sounds like the perfect day to me!

We took a little impromptu shopping trip with the Nordsons
to pick up Maeryn's new carseat and found the awesomest baby sunglasses ever.
Yup, AWESOME. 
Topped off our trip with some Chic Fil A - there's nothing better. 

Nordson and Meyer Cardinal Outing!

Our friends Carrie and Kelly came to visit us this summer
and what is more St. Louis than going to a Cardinals game?
Answer: NOTHING.