St. Louis

This weekend, the 20th and 21st we took another fun trip to St. Louis. We left Friday right after Allee got out of school (it is weird to say that!) and headed out.

It was hot and humid, but what else is new? Pierce was so excited to meed Fred Redbird. He loves meeting characters and they don't scare him at all. Pierce gave him a five and thought it was funny when Fred kissed the top of Allee's head.

There is nothing better than hot dogs at a baseball game! Derek gets these amazing garlic parmesan cheese fries and Allee and I gobble them right up. Pierce loves hot dogs without the bun, so he just carries around his hot dog eating it throughout the game.

Unfortunately the Cardinals lost to the Giants.

The next morning we woke up early and went to Gateway Arch.
This time I bought our tickets to go up into the arch in advance and it didn't disappoint!
This is the little egg shaped elevator you ride to the top. It seats five and is quite small, Derek couldn't even sit up straight. It is a quick ride though, only a couple minutes and you have made your way to the top.
I thought the kiddo's would get bored pretty quickly but we were surprised at how much they actually loved it. They would crawl along the little shelf by the windows and point out boats, cars, the stadium, the mighty Mississippi and as you can see, there was plenty to look at.

It was absolutely beautiful and a MUST SEE if you go to St. Louis. I am so glad we were able to experience this together.