Stefani's second stop was St. Louis. She was very busy visiting friends, family, and former students. One highlight was attending Alyssa's 3rd birthday party. Alyssa is Christine's daughter. Christine and Stefani have been friends since freshmen year of high school.
The theme was fairies/Tinkerbell, hence the wings.
Another highlight was getting to meet Brady! Brady is the son of Stefani's cousin, Jen. He was born in April of last year. He is adorable!
Here he is playing with trains.
And the neatest thing that happened was having the four oldest Marrah grandchildren in the same city and in the same room at the same time! This is a RARE event. Jen, her husband, Chris, and two boys, Logan and Brady, live in Kansas City. John and his wife, Sara, live in Chicago. Mandi and her husband, Eric, live in St. Louis. We obviously live in Onaway now. The opportunity was not lost on us, so we took a picture.
From top to bottom and left to right: Jen, John, Mandi, Stefani.
Stefani's third stop was Chicago again. We enjoyed more visiting and a yummy dinner made by Sara.
It was a great trip. Stefani was very grateful that the weather cooperated, which made for safe travel.
God's Blessings,
Joshua and Stefani
