How We Roll, To Missouri and Back

Here is our van, things inside, things on top, thing on the back...4 children, 2 dogs and Vern and Chantel.




















But we have fun! Jared is asleep and the kids, Vern and Chantel are singing their hearts out.

Our Camp Ground

It is beautiful in Columbia! It is green and hilly and simply lovely. This is our campsite.

Hot, Hotter and Humid in Missouri

Here we are, all set up to camp for a week.

But, it didn't quite work out that way.

Mom only cooked breakfast 2 days of our stay, because by 8am it was 80 degrees with a 90 degree heat index. By noon it was over 100 degree heat index, no wind and very, very sunny.

Mom got heat exhaustion on Tuesday, and chucked her cookies in the bathroom at the swimming pool; the swimming pool we had to find in a heat index of 109! (that rhymed).

Mom got so sick, that we all decided we had to help out more, so Victoria straighted the tent daily, everyone helped get water, Dad took care of most of the driving and everyone made sure they drank plenty of clear fluids.


We also were very happy that our campground had really nice, cool, free showers and used them often.

It was so bad the first night that we went to Walmart for ice, and picked up two room fans to hang in the tent. The temperature that first night stayed in the 80's overnight, and again, no wind. That is an important aspect of heating and cooling, because in Minnesota we regularly get to a heat index of 90-100 in July and August, but the wind blow, and as you may surmise, when it is humid and the wind blows it feels cooler....ahhhhh!

So, we ended up calling our trip short, because we couldn't afford kenneling the dogs and eating out for 3 more days! We did however, become very well acquainted with the town, the mall, and the fun (indoor) things to do. It is a very fun town!

The YouZeum

We did a lot of indoor, air conditioned activities, which meant kenneling the dogs, and we were grateful for The Pet Place, a wonderful vet's office that offered daily boarding.
Columbia has a wonderful new interactive museum about the human body, called YouZeum. It was a lot of fun!

Family Bonding Time in Missouri

Even with the heat, or maybe because of the heat, we has a lot of family bonding time!

More Heat in Missouri

We spent a lot of time trying to stay cool, drinking fluids and relaxing in the shade.

More Missouri Fun

If you look close you will see an orchard spider on Cody's hat.

A Gift or Two for Father's Day

We had a few surprises for Father's day. A new gun cleaning kit, and a headlamp for computer work.

Just in case you are wondering, his shirt say, "if you think my hands are full, then you should see my heart!"

Victoria the 18 year old....

When Victoria came home from EFY, we had a little party for her, just to make she knows now we expect her to do her own laundry like an adult *grin*

And the Kittens G R O Wwwww

The little kittens are growing and have grown out of their box!