All in all, our "vacation" was great! Obviously it was wonderful to get to spend so much family time with Pete. We really took advantage of all of the cool things going on in both Columbia and Saint Louis Missouri while there. Below is a photo of the view from our hotel room at night...
Friday we spent the day visiting the Saint Louis Zoo, which happens to be FREE and amazing! Nate was so interested in all of the animals but especially in the Bird House Garden, he had all kinds of questions to ask the guide, which I thought was really cool!
The structure dates back to the 1904 Saint Louis World's Fair...It was really neat.
We also saw a pair of mama and baby elephants! They were playing in the water and giving us many oh so sweet photo shots!
Friday night we went to Fair Saint Louis, down at the Arch, on the Mississippi River. We saw the Counting Crows (for FREE)! Nate and Jules ran around on the grass with other kids and had blast...it was an awesome night.
On Saturday, we visited the Anhueser Busch Factory (yes, at first I felt a little funny taking the kids there...) there was actually a lot to see and do for all of us! We toured the whole factory, the Clydesdale's Horse's stables, packaging plant and more.
Nate was super excited, as you can tell... or maybe he was just really cold (it was a chilly 40 degrees in this particular building!).
Oh, and we got this great shot of a Dalmatian pup sleeping near the Clydesdale's...
Saturday night gave us Train (Drops of Jupiter) live in concert at Fair Saint Louis (again for free). Train is one of my all time favorite bands, so it was a pretty awesome experience to see them there.
We also saw some amazing fireworks, which unfortunately, Juliana didn't like so much....
Sunday found us at the City Museum, an incredible museum for children and adults alike. It too, was an awesome experience! It appears that artists from all over came together to put together this amazing museum complied from recycled items (steel, metal, old airplanes, buses, art supplies, etc...)
Check out the legs on this mama! Okay, just kidding, now really, check out the little boy who is crawling on the thin beam below Jules and I! How awesome is that?! (We were up about 4 stories off of the ground!). Nate showed some massive courage this day!
Sunday afternoon we stuffed our bellies at Pappy's Smokehouse, one of the best BBQ smokehouses we have EVER been to...it was truely a yummy experience.
Wow, we really had an awesome time in Columbia and Saint Louis Missouri !!
It's good to be back home again though...We're looking forward to Pete's arrival home on Thursday...
3 comments:
Wonderful photos. It is like a travelogue.
I'm so glad you guys had such a great time. And you got some wonderful shots. Wlecome home!
Great shots -- great mama legs -- great horsey tush shots! Looks like you all had a great time. I hope Pete can be around more...will the separation ever end??? At least you get to travel, and that's good in my book. Take care!! Miss you.
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