{"id":10686,"date":"2016-02-15T05:00:38","date_gmt":"2016-02-15T11:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.crumbbums.com\/?p=10686"},"modified":"2016-09-07T10:48:43","modified_gmt":"2016-09-07T15:48:43","slug":"weekend-shenanigans-103","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.crumbbums.com\/?p=10686","title":{"rendered":"Weekend Shenanigans"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a title=\"DSC_0119\" href=\"http:\/\/farm2.staticflickr.com\/1651\/24706417900_2ca560f243_s.jpg\" rel=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"DSC_0119\" src=\"http:\/\/farm2.staticflickr.com\/1651\/24706417900_92167b2638_h.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_0119\" width=\"1063\" height=\"1600\" \/><\/a><a title=\"DSC_0121\" href=\"http:\/\/farm2.staticflickr.com\/1449\/24634289169_609eb6c5ce_s.jpg\" rel=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"DSC_0121\" src=\"http:\/\/farm2.staticflickr.com\/1449\/24634289169_d474937de6_h.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_0121\" width=\"1063\" height=\"1600\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This past weekend&#8230; well, it&#8217;s not technically &#8220;past&#8221; if it&#8217;s still going on the fourth day, is it? I took the boys to the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.citymuseum.org\" target=\"_blank\">City Museum<\/a> on Friday as a reward for filling up another sticker chart for &#8220;polite, helpful, and kind behavior,&#8221; and before you roll your eyes, I assure you I&#8217;m rolling them myself. But sometimes you need a little boost of positivity when you&#8217;re stuck in a rut of arguing with your brothers over the smallest things. Anyway, we had a blast, especially since there weren&#8217;t many people there. We stayed indoors most of the day, as it was <em>freezing<\/em> outside, but the boys begged to end the day in the outdoor part of the museum. Emil and I parked ourselves beside the fire pit and roasted marshmallows until I heard the unmistakable cries of Oliver from about three stories up. I followed the sound and found him inside a metal cage, perched atop a metal pyramid, stuck and scared to move, tears streaming down his face and just about turning to ice. Poor little guy! I helped him down and we warmed up by the fire before heading home and relaxing for the rest of the day.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"DSC_0168\" href=\"http:\/\/farm2.staticflickr.com\/1627\/25001919865_18e2b4bebb_s.jpg\" rel=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"DSC_0168\" src=\"http:\/\/farm2.staticflickr.com\/1627\/25001919865_000b1124c1_h.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_0168\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1143\" \/><\/a><a title=\"DSC_0109\" href=\"http:\/\/farm2.staticflickr.com\/1678\/24706415840_97976351b5_s.jpg\" rel=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"DSC_0109\" src=\"http:\/\/farm2.staticflickr.com\/1678\/24706415840_b1f05bdf3e_h.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_0109\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1063\" \/><\/a><a title=\"DSC_0135\" href=\"http:\/\/farm2.staticflickr.com\/1468\/24371308294_ac934da23b_s.jpg\" rel=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"DSC_0135\" src=\"http:\/\/farm2.staticflickr.com\/1468\/24371308294_2e4397315a_h.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_0135\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1143\" \/><\/a><a title=\"DSC_0136\" href=\"http:\/\/farm2.staticflickr.com\/1621\/24908630821_7608c7385c_s.jpg\" rel=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"DSC_0136\" src=\"http:\/\/farm2.staticflickr.com\/1621\/24908630821_11f4244ed2_h.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_0136\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1143\" \/><\/a><a title=\"DSC_0159\" href=\"http:\/\/farm2.staticflickr.com\/1620\/24375085783_e763da4e1a_s.jpg\" rel=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"DSC_0159\" src=\"http:\/\/farm2.staticflickr.com\/1620\/24375085783_649d6812cc_h.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_0159\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1063\" \/><\/a><a title=\"DSC_0148\" href=\"http:\/\/farm2.staticflickr.com\/1592\/24908632401_ae3780a57d_s.jpg\" rel=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"DSC_0148\" src=\"http:\/\/farm2.staticflickr.com\/1592\/24908632401_2ab0e42fa8_h.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_0148\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1062\" \/><\/a><a title=\"DSC_0243\" href=\"http:\/\/farm2.staticflickr.com\/1702\/25001874855_fb202d11d3_s.jpg\" rel=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"DSC_0243\" src=\"http:\/\/farm2.staticflickr.com\/1702\/25001874855_3aa37a779c_h.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_0243\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1049\" \/><\/a><a title=\"DSC_0250\" href=\"http:\/\/farm2.staticflickr.com\/1594\/24975573716_11ed94e9e3_s.jpg\" rel=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"DSC_0250\" src=\"http:\/\/farm2.staticflickr.com\/1594\/24975573716_61330b1b4b_h.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_0250\" width=\"1117\" height=\"1600\" \/><\/a><a title=\"DSC_0252\" href=\"http:\/\/farm2.staticflickr.com\/1580\/24706388840_6a5af4176d_s.jpg\" rel=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"DSC_0252\" src=\"http:\/\/farm2.staticflickr.com\/1580\/24706388840_a61c5dea95_h.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_0252\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1143\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"DSC_0253\" href=\"http:\/\/farm2.staticflickr.com\/1608\/24371169824_7fc7ccd61b_s.jpg\" rel=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"DSC_0253\" src=\"http:\/\/farm2.staticflickr.com\/1608\/24371169824_25cf0e0de1_h.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_0253\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1143\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"DSC_0231\" href=\"http:\/\/farm2.staticflickr.com\/1648\/24908591171_b33a7f97dd_s.jpg\" rel=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"DSC_0231\" src=\"http:\/\/farm2.staticflickr.com\/1648\/24908591171_699db88cec_h.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_0231\" width=\"1063\" height=\"1600\" \/><\/a><a title=\"DSC_0221\" href=\"http:\/\/farm2.staticflickr.com\/1599\/24883861152_ac3e0d8b14_s.jpg\" rel=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"DSC_0221\" src=\"http:\/\/farm2.staticflickr.com\/1599\/24883861152_4ea7c435bd_h.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_0221\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1063\" \/><\/a><a title=\"DSC_0225\" href=\"http:\/\/farm2.staticflickr.com\/1702\/24908589481_749d6c494f_s.jpg\" rel=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"DSC_0225\" src=\"http:\/\/farm2.staticflickr.com\/1702\/24908589481_c98a00babe_h.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_0225\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1143\" \/><\/a><a title=\"DSC_0214\" href=\"http:\/\/farm2.staticflickr.com\/1711\/25001864965_d4d54942b4_s.jpg\" rel=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"DSC_0214\" src=\"http:\/\/farm2.staticflickr.com\/1711\/25001864965_93ecb10a5c_h.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_0214\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1063\" \/><\/a><a title=\"DSC_0216\" href=\"http:\/\/farm2.staticflickr.com\/1650\/24975563876_ea079a0f36_s.jpg\" rel=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"DSC_0216\" src=\"http:\/\/farm2.staticflickr.com\/1650\/24975563876_c7cab5c465_h.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_0216\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1063\" \/><\/a><a title=\"DSC_0204\" href=\"http:\/\/farm2.staticflickr.com\/1465\/24375031463_cf252e1a01_s.jpg\" rel=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"DSC_0204\" src=\"http:\/\/farm2.staticflickr.com\/1465\/24375031463_cb5dd6ba68_h.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_0204\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1063\" \/><\/a><a title=\"DSC_0195\" href=\"http:\/\/farm2.staticflickr.com\/1517\/24975556856_ccb2cec658_s.jpg\" rel=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"DSC_0195\" src=\"http:\/\/farm2.staticflickr.com\/1517\/24975556856_ec61061495_h.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_0195\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1063\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Friday night, Maggie &amp; Alex, our smart and funny friends, saved me from cooking (Andrew was out of town) and brought pizza and beer (thanks, guys!). I so enjoyed their company and never feel like it&#8217;s work to hang out with these wonderful people. The rest of the weekend was pretty low key. Snow arrived on Sunday morning and we have enjoyed hunkering down and staying cozy and warm while everything outdoors is white and bright. I love this part of winter, but I&#8217;m starting to itch for spring&#8230;\u00a0<a title=\"DSC_0272\" href=\"http:\/\/farm2.staticflickr.com\/1457\/24371180534_d87712ae8b_s.jpg\" rel=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"DSC_0272\" src=\"http:\/\/farm2.staticflickr.com\/1457\/24371180534_1eb6c51d67_h.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_0272\" width=\"1016\" height=\"1600\" \/><\/a><a title=\"DSC_0266\" href=\"http:\/\/farm2.staticflickr.com\/1467\/24706288790_4a340dec85_s.jpg\" rel=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"DSC_0266\" src=\"http:\/\/farm2.staticflickr.com\/1467\/24706288790_2590640713_h.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_0266\" width=\"1063\" height=\"1600\" \/><\/a><a title=\"DSC_0255\" href=\"http:\/\/farm2.staticflickr.com\/1505\/25001774815_bb7e8903aa_s.jpg\" rel=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"DSC_0255\" src=\"http:\/\/farm2.staticflickr.com\/1505\/25001774815_27eaa16727_h.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_0255\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1143\" \/><\/a><a title=\"DSC_0256\" href=\"http:\/\/farm2.staticflickr.com\/1701\/24975474476_5d893bc350_s.jpg\" rel=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"DSC_0256\" src=\"http:\/\/farm2.staticflickr.com\/1701\/24975474476_11e23a604a_h.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_0256\" width=\"1117\" height=\"1600\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I hope you had a great weekend and that this finds you well today! Happy President&#8217;s Day&#8230; and speaking of which, did anyone catch the debate on Saturday night? Whew! What a train wreck!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This past weekend&#8230; well, it&#8217;s not technically &#8220;past&#8221; if it&#8217;s still going on the fourth day, is it? I took the boys to the City Museum on Friday as a reward for filling up another sticker chart for &#8220;polite, helpful, and kind behavior,&#8221; and before you roll your eyes, I assure you I&#8217;m rolling them &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.crumbbums.com\/?p=10686\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Weekend Shenanigans&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":10694,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[100,185],"tags":[174,68,88],"class_list":["post-10686","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-favorite-places","category-stlouis","tag-favorite-places","tag-jump","tag-st-louis"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.crumbbums.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10686","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.crumbbums.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.crumbbums.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.crumbbums.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.crumbbums.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=10686"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.crumbbums.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10686\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10692,"href":"https:\/\/www.crumbbums.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10686\/revisions\/10692"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.crumbbums.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/10694"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.crumbbums.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=10686"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.crumbbums.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=10686"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.crumbbums.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=10686"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}