St. Louis Road Trip...The Conclusion

The Famous Arch

After the Zoo Saturday morning, we headed over to the famous Arch.  We rode all the way up to the top...not good for anyone with claustrophobia...yes, all 5 of us fit in the cart below.  The kids took in the view from the top...

Mom liked the view from the bottom a little better...

Saturday night we headed over to the City Museum at the recommendation of several friends.  There's absolutely no way to describe what this place is like until you get there.  Basically, it's a giant playground for kids and adults.  They have everything from giant ball pits to humongous slides.  It really was amazing - we ended up staying for four hours.

Caley Bug in the giant Slinky and the ball pit...

One of the slides...

After church Sunday morning we headed to Busch Stadium to catch the Cards' game.  It happened to be Albert Pujol's MVP weekend so each of the kids got a promotional bat when we arrived...can't you see the excitement on Caley's face?

This kid wants nothing more than to be a pitcher...he loves it!

Little Brother showing his stuff...

And yes...Caley had to have a turn as well.  

The view from the upper deck...we really enjoyed the stadium with the view of the skyline in the background.  

If you know anything about the Big Leagues, you probably know that Albert Pujols is the Man.  He's a great talent and from everything we know, a really good person as well.  I've never seen so many Pujols' jerseys in my life...figured we might as well join the crowd.  The three amigo(a)s  below watching batting practice.

Taking in the action...

The Fam...

We had an incredible trip...it certainly won't be the last time we visit St. Louis.  With so much to do (and so much of it being free), we couldn't take it all in in two days.  Hopefully we created some memories that will continue to last for many years to come.  Where are we headed next???

Cutie Patootie....Meg

I had to post some pictures of this precious little girl that I took today.  Isn't she a cutie?  We went out to my friend Joy's moms house (which is a really neat place...and her mom had just about every kind of prop that you can imagine) and had fun taking pictures of her little girl.  I think I found out one thing for sure about myself...I'm a headshot kind of girl.  I don't know why I love the close-ups so much but they are definitely my favorite. 

I still have more St. Louis pictures to post so stay tuned :) 

St. Louis Road Trip...Part 1 THE ZOO

This weekend has to be ranked on up there as one of my favorites.  There really wasn't near enough time to do all that we wanted so a road trip back is definitely in our future.   Our little adventure began Saturday morning at the St. Louis Zoo.  The best part of this stop was that it was FREE.  This zoo was really one of the best I've been to.  You could see the animals so well and get pretty close to them.  I loved every second of it and I could've spent the whole day there but we were a little rushed.

The giraffes are always a favorite. 

So pretty.

Except for this one...it was kind of ugly.

The fam taking a break to see where we were going next.

I think this is the first zoo I've been to where I could get a close picture of the lions.  Usually, they are so far away or behind a glass.  This was awesome.

Caley said that this was definitely the Auburn Tiger.

The Chimpanzees...another favorite.  They are so amazing to watch.  If I had the time, I really could have stayed a while here.

That's some serious dry skin.

Not much action with the hippos.  They pretty much just chilled the whole time.

It didn't take too long until Caley was asking to be carried.  I was the last one tagging along in the back most of the time.  I didn't like being rushed through the zoo...too many things I could miss :)

Not sure if this is a seal or a sea lion...anyone know the difference?

This beautiful peacock was spreading its feathers to protect itself.  Gorgeous.

The komodo dragon...it looks like it's ready to attack me.

Cute little Prairie Dog munching on some corn.

Carter's turn to rude piggy back.

The penguin exhibit was absolutely amazing!   Love it...you could get so close to them.  This penguin was cracking us up because he wasn't moving the whole time.  I'm not sure if he was asleep or what but he was like a statue.

Next up...the Arch and City Museum.