Long weekend in St. Louis

We seized an opportunity to take a quick trip to St. Louis.  Due to the expensive flight prices and Daddy's ever-changing work schedule, we chose to drive.  Yes, we chose to spend 8 hours in a car all together EACH WAY.  That's a total of 16 hours!  And the drive was without any incidents BOTH WAYS!  Whew, what a relief!

It was wonderful to see Antie and Uncie, Uncle Bob and all of his family.  Everyone came over Saturday night, including Brooke and Benjamin, who Sofia christened "Orange Guy".  (This was because he was wearing an orange shirt and she couldn't pronounce "Benjamin" until Sunday morning for whatever reason, but it was hilarious when she said it correctly!)  The kids had a blast playing and Benjamin shared his love of mythology with me, which was fun!

We did our traditional trips to the zoo, Faust Park (including the carousel) and went to The Magic House.  The girls adore Sophie and Satchel (the dogs), who were as accommodating as Antie and Uncie.  We always enjoy our visits here!

 

 

About 5 minutes after leaving Antie and Uncie's, Samantha said, "I'm sure going to miss St. Louis".  Agreed, my daughter... we always find it hard to leave.