A Gaggle of Giggly Girls

Maya is 8! She's growing so tall: We had a princess party to celebrate!

There were flowers for picking...

...and trampoline jumping... ...friends and toys for playing...

...birthday songs to sing... ...cake to eat...

...bubbles to blow...

...gifts to open...

...and lots and lots of pretty princesses!

Maya, you are everything we ever wanted in a daughter,
and so very much more! We love you dearly!
Happy Birthday Sweet Girl!

Wednesday in St. Louis...Science Center

The Science Center is close to the zoo, admission is free (just like at the zoo), and it is packed full of fun stuff!
Lots of outer space stuff to see.

We learned something very interesting about the Astronaut Mary Cleave...

...her hands are exactly the same size as Maya's!

There is a sky walk that goes right over the highway, so you can watch traffic from above.

Coincidentally, the highway was under construction so we got to watch construction vehicles working from above.

Markie was happy.

Here's Maya's slight smoosh-face...

and Mark's MEGA smoosh face:

Mark got to analyze his voice's sound waves:

Glass elevator ride:

Kalidescope room:

There was an outdoor section with fun stuff like a color maze and giant dinosaurs.

And then we went home.
Goodbye St. Louis!