missouri history museum

last weekend i took myself to the Missouri history museum in forest park. I've never been there before and it is really interesting. the special exhibition is treasure from the Vatican. i unfortunately didn't bring enough money with me to see it, darn! the eagle keeps watch

this little corner shows a typical kitchen in the suburban city of St Ann Missouri which is where i grew up. i was so surprised to see my little town here. St Ann was built by the Vatterott company and most of the families were service men coming home from World War 2 and Korea. compared to the home today, St.Ann homes could fit inside on them with room to spare.

the museum also has a wing dedicated to the 1904 world fair held in St. Louis, where the ice cream cone and iced tea were first served. i can't image wearing all these clothes in the heat and humidity of a St Louis summer

i especially love this photo. the baby was born at the fair, her parents worked on the fairgrounds; her name is Louisiana Purchase O'Leary. the fair also was dedicated to the Louisiana purchase

another wing is all things related to Charles Lindbergh's flight across the ocean to Europe. this is his flight suit

the spark plugs, passport and oil taken from the spirit of St Louis

a duplicate of the spirit of St Louis, i believe the original is in the Smithsonian museum in Washington dc

up and away

this ballon flies over the neighborhood several times during the summer. The really get people outside

end of soccer

laney bug scores hey guys wait for me!

memorial day

siblings

these little guys are my siblings. left to right chris, teresa, daniel, todd. not in this picture is jim the second oldest. there is 14 years between me and chris, 15 years between me and teresa, 18 years between daniel and me and 13 between me and todd jim,(four years younger than me) me, chris, todd and teresa, daniel wasn't born yet

jim, me, daniel, todd, teresa, chris one of the only photos i have of the six of us todd and chris are irish twins, there is 1 year and 3 weeks age difference

me, mom and teresa, i think i was 18, this was taken the summer before i got married. we all are from the same parents. when i tell people about the age difference they assume we are from different families. Of course we are all grown the youngest is now 44. my oldest son will be 43, so theoretically mom and i could have been pregnant at the same time. omg!!!

cousin adventure 3

this weekend the boys went to the museum of transportation. The last time i was here i was about 10 years old. The museum has various examples of transportation, mostly trains d and p hamming it up by the train wheels

riding the street car

riding the mininature train

of course we had to have a picture of a motor cycle , an old Indian

this car has the largest fins i've ever seen. i think this was the singer bobby darren's care and the paint job had crushed diamonds in the finish

the tug boat

ringing the bell on the train engine

there are planes, trains and automobiles,boats, the whole place is run by volunteers and the price is inexpensive. its a great place for anyone who likes trains. I don't know about the boys but the 2 grandmas slept good that night!

2010 tartan days

statue of Lewis and Clark, their dog Seaman, and little d walking the rails

i love the train

d thought the sheep were fun. he tried to let them out to play

all little boys like throwing things in the river

down the slide

thought the chicken was pretty cool too

sir d, the jousting knight

grandma's favorite, men in kilts and bagpipes