Meet me in St. Louis

Growing up anywhere in Missouri gives one a chance to become a St. Louis Cardinal fan. We lived in Jackson MO until I went to college, but when my parents moved to St. Louis during my college years, we became even more dedicated to the Cardinals. We've been working on Justin, since he married into the family in 1998. He's at least wearing the attire as he watched his beloved Braves get beat by the Cards 6-3. We had such a great time during the game. The temperature was perfect, and we saw Pujols hit a home run in the first inning! Who could ask for anything more! Addie enjoyed the game, but liked the snow cone more. After the game, she was able to run the bases with Justin on the field. It was a great day at the ballpark. Before the game we took Addie up into the Arch, which she knows about from Little Einsteins. After the Arch and the game, we headed to Max and Erma's, a famous St. Louis restaurant. It was a great day.


On day two in St. Louis, we went to the City Museum and the St. Louis Zoo. I would not recommend trying both these attractions in the same day. It was 12 hours of straight walking and climbing, but was so much fun! The City Museum was unlike anything we've ever been to, it had play structures throughout, with hands on learning and climbing. The outdoor structure as you can see from the photo is about 4 stories high of climbing slides, into planes, and wire ladders. With me being claustrophobic and afraid of heights, Justin did most of this with her as I took pictures and video. Then, it was on the the St. Louis Zoo, which is FREE! We had a fantastic time there seeing hippos swim, all kind of bears, tigers, and sea lions, OH MY! The sea lion show was great, and we all had a so much fun seeing animals we don't normally see at the TN zoos. We may have to do our St. Louis trip each year, since we weren't able to do everything we wanted to do. Anyone like to join us?