We began our week with a wonderful Father's Day for a wonderful Father. Early Monday morning the kiddos and I headed for the zoo where Ryley and Thatch kicked off their week long zoo camp. Kadyn enjoyed it last year but decided to forgo the heat filled days this year, and instead, hang out with me and the younger gals. Once we dropped them off we "snuck" into the zoo and enjoyed a cool morning of feeding the sting rays and visiting the children's area. We considered ourselves the "lucky" ones when we skipped out by noon with ice cream and still relatively cool bodies. Kadyn's decision must have been inspired because on the way home the military called and gave us the option to be packed two days later, or, move ourselves. I quickly responded, "I'll see you Thursday" and jumped into prepping mode in efforts of getting the home and ourselves ready for three weeks of living with the bare necessities of life. Kadyn was a life saver with the younger gals and did an incredible job entertaining them for me. We ended the week with a family zoo camp party, learned how to make soap while the movers took away boxes, and on Saturday enjoyed a BBQ hosted by the sweet nurses who work with Steven in the OR. We ate, the kids swam, and we returned to our empty home full and tired from another wonderful day with wonderful people. I can tell you one thing for sure. We are always excited for the adventures ahead, but we're going to miss St. Louis (and the people who live here) a great deal!
