Mr. Sippy

Audrey and Nolan were on vacation with their Aunt Elaine and Uncle Ryan a couple of weeks ago. They traveled from central Illinois to St. Louis, Missouri, where their Uncle Ryan, who coached a girl's baseball team, had entered his team in a tournament.

Nolan was particularly excited to see Mr. Sippy – you know – that big river that runs from western Minnesota for 2,320 miles down to the Mississippi River Delta in the Gulf of Mexico.

As you can see by the photo on the right, Audrey takes after her grandma's fashion sense. She wanted to dress herself that day, which I, her grandma, allowed, because I'm a believer in allowing children to express themselves. However, because of the way she was dressed, Audrey wasn't allowed out of the car at her mom's fashion consignment boutique ;) Hopefully she will develop her mother's sense of style before she gets much older.