Friday, June 18, 2010

st. louis

we decided last week that we were going to take a family vacation. we had heard what a great place st. louis is for families, so we decided to go.

it was a fantastic time. and as a friend told me today on the way home as i was telling her i'm not rested at all...when the kids are young the goal of vacations is not rest but memories made. if that is our measuring stick, then i would say this trip was a success.

we stayed downtown literally across the street from the arch. the first thing the girls did was snuggle in the beds.isaiah jumped from bed to bed.soph had to check out the view.that night we went to america's incredible pizza which is a chuck e cheese on major steroids. it was SO MUCH FUN. we drove race cars, played mini golf, and bowled. we also rode rides and played games. an hour and half of unlimited fun!

the next day we spent the entire day at the magic house. if you are ever near st. louis and have kids it is a MUST. we literally spent all day and we really just scratched the surface.

we ended the magic house with a huge section outside of 'beach'. there were umbrellas and chairs with sand toys everywhere. as seen in the picture above sophia had a BLAST in the sand.

we had to stop by ted drewes on the way back to the hotel. we had heard that it was the best frozen custard one can get...and we had to agree with the suggestion.


that night we all snuggled in bed, ate dinner and watched the lakers and celtics. it was a divided house, but by half time the celtic fan was asleep, so in the dark, with no sound daddy and i pumped the air in excitement to watch our team get it done.

we made tons of memories in st. louis, we loved being together and seeing a new place.

7 comments:

Pulse204 said...

love it! So glad you guys had fun! The pic of Sophie in the sand is adorable! nd love the end part about you guys watching the game in the dark with no sound! Oh man, what great memories! Love you, Em

Shana Stringer said...

Ok that picture of Sophia in the sand is priceless.

A.L. Sonnichsen said...

I'm so glad you had such a great vacation. :) The pics are great!! I love that one about the average four year old. Too true. I know; I have one!

Love you guys,
Amy

Christi said...

It's so much fun to see your family having fun! Yes, the silent cheering image is very funny to me.

Laura said...

So fun! The kids look so grown up. You look so happy in the picture in the car at the pizza place. Miss you guys so much!

Anonymous said...

All the pictures are so great. I just love the last one of Alaythia and Isaiah. Seems like the kind of picture that will be treasured through the years. Imaging them grown looking at the picture remembering the fun.

Love,
Bev

tommysmommy said...

Love it!! such great pictures and even better memories. J has family in St. Louis and we were there for a wedding just after T was born. Such fun! All we got to do was the arch and i think that chuck e cheese place you were talking about! such fun for your family!! i hope you guys get more opportunities to see all that part of the country has to offer while you are there!