We took a long weekend to go visit our St. Louis family. The drive is long, but it was well worth it! We fit a lot into the 2.5 days we were there, and the girls had a blast with their cousins! (We didn't mind hanging out with Nick and Allison, either...) So naturally I took lots of photos!
Day 1 we went to Fitz's for lunch, and it was delish! They bottle their own root beer, so floats were a must! Mmmm... We could barely move after our huge lunchs, but the weather was gorgeous so we headed to the zoo. The girls loved the animals. Their favorites were the orangutans and the sea lions. Or maybe the lions which they decided were Simba and Nala. Our favorite part was probably listening to the girls read all of the signs. One was the Somali Wild Ass. We told them it was a donkey, but then they read the sign. It's very weird to hear your child say Ass, even if it is an animal. The girls liked holding hands. They frequently cut people off, or ran into them.
Some giant bug statue that they all wanted to climb on...
Kennedy made up a game that made Brockden laugh. She would pretend to give him her bear aka "Toogie." Then she would pull it back real quick and he would laugh really hard. Hilarious!
Day 2 we went to this fun park after church. We played there for at least an hour, and the kids still didn't really want to leave!
After lunch we headed downtown to see the sights. Here are some of the things that interested us. Reagan especially liked the big sign that said "Hole." There is an ampitheatre, some big face you can climb in, a fountain that had red water for the Cardinals, and a big Pinnochio statue
And this time we decided we had to visit the arch. We got there only 5 minutes before it closed, so we couldn't go in it. That will have to wait until our next visit. It is such an amazing statue, the angles are crazy depending on where you are standing! Plus it looks like Granite or something from far away, but it is really some kind of metal!
Nick and Brockden after church. Brockden seems to know his dad is a whacko!
Kennedy was napping in the car, so I decided to take some pics of our matching girls. They are silly!
That's more like it!
And what kind of trip would it be if we didn't cram all the girls into the tub together?!
Day 3 we went to the Science Center while Nayeli and Karyna were at school. One last spot to wear the kids down before the long car ride home. They got to build a replica of the arch, play with mirrors, learn about tornados, and run around in a crazy angled house. Plus Nick and Rick had some fun of their own!
Thanks for a fun time Nick and Allison! We had so much fun, we miss you already!
told her to walk to me, she thought it was funnier to run away.
one word, grandma.
i think we told her to laugh or something.
no idea, but kennedy looks concerned.
told her to lift her chin a little...
snarly face.
forced smiles??
this was their response to "say cheese."
wink, wink.
not quite the picture i was going for.
synchronized leaf throwing?
ummmm...
great shot, all around.
their response to "look at the camera."
karate? or maybe magic?
their response to "stand still."
yeah, sweet.
cute, but not exactly what i want on my wall.
they are just weirdos, what can i say?
