We had an all too short but wonderful visit from Jonathan's parents this past weekend. It was so sweet to share our new home with them and thus appreciate it all the more for all their insights and enjoyment of it. Sometimes it's easy to get caught up in all the little problems or future renovations. David especially has a lot of experience with building and contractors and hearing him give a positive assessment of the "bones" of the house was really encouraging.

When we weren't cozied up at home reading, drinking tea or watching BBC flicks, we were exploring St. Louis. We made a visit to the zoo which was B & D's first time. I'd never been to the aviary house before and it was SO amazing!!!! The beauty and variety of bird species are endless. We also saw the beautiful apes who I feel I could observe forever.

On Sunday we were planning on going to a new church downtown that we've been trying out. When we arrived it turned out that it was annual meeting week. So, quick change of plans and its off to the Missouri Botanical Gardens in our Sunday best.

It was a bit chilly so we spent some time in the rain forest climatron.

And of course we had to make our traditional trip to Pi Pizza!! Baiba said that we never leave there with leftover pizza and she was absolutely right. We finished four small gluten free thin crusts all named after St. Louis neighbourhoods like Central West End, Tower Grove and Maplewood. Yum!!

Here's our living room where spent all our indoor time ;)

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