Our first stop in the Midwest was St. Louis for the Dunbar/Sterrenberg wedding. I'll post about that separately, but first thought I'd share with you details of the rest of our time there.
We flew in on Wednesday night and stayed with the Underwoods - Nick, Lindsay and Graham (Gray for short). Friends of ours that used to live in Chicago, but relocated to St. Louis just about the time we moved to Canada. They were great hosts (and have a king size bed in their guest room... awesome!). Last time Gray and Braden met up was over New Years when the Underwoods came to our place in Furry Creek and Gray was 7 months old and just starting to get around. Well now he's over a year and these two guys got some quality time playing around! :)
Big B and Gray having a chat, I think Braden is telling him he likes all his toys.
We asked Braden to give Gray a hug... but it wound up looking more like he's about to tackle him to the ground. When these two get older I see some wrestling matches in their future! Or some football match up, which will be the QB and which will be the linebacker?
I was so grateful to get the chance to spend lunch Thursday with my very good friend Amy and her cutie son Jackson! Braden and Jackson are only 5 weeks apart. Here they are waiting for the paddle boats, it just kind of looks like they are being mischievous!
After a yummy lunch at the Boathouse in Forest Park we took the boys on a paddle boat. Now our first borns are only 5 weeks apart... and our second babies are due 3 weeks apart! It was a bit amusing for two women that were so pregnant to be paddling along their toddlers, they kept us busy so it was the only belly shot we got together!
No matter the time that passes by or the distance between us, we've always picked up where we left off!
The morning of the wedding, I had a strategy, Braden was ring bearer and needed to be ready by 4:00, I wanted to be sure he got in a good nap so Chad's mom and I took Braden out hoping to wear him out a bit. Even though I had lived in STL one summer I'd never been to the arch... well we made inside and couldn't get up there until 12:30... too late so instead (after an hour in line) we took Big B to a park and let him run, run, run!
Run and Jump... it worked too. He took an awesome nap, we had to wake him up for the wedding!
Saturday morning after the wedding we made another stop at the Underwoods. Braden was totally into all of Gray's toys!
And... we finally got to meet this little man! Michael Vincent Dauphinais was born in November and I pretty much held on to him the whole time we were there... such a sweet, snuggly little dude! 
The guys with their little guys! Chad and Braden (2 1/2 years old), Nick and Graham (13 months old), Mark and Michael (8 months old).
And... we finally got to meet this little man! Michael Vincent Dauphinais was born in November and I pretty much held on to him the whole time we were there... such a sweet, snuggly little dude! The guys with their little guys! Chad and Braden (2 1/2 years old), Nick and Graham (13 months old), Mark and Michael (8 months old). 
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