Our Fair City

The weather has started to turn. On most days, we can see the sun. April's showers have delivered and May should be a gloriously flowered month. To celebrate our release from the doom and gloom of winter, we hit the town and visited many of St. Louis's celebrated attractions.

 

Friday afternoon was spent at the Missouri Botanical Gardens with Team Botanical. I mean, who else would you go with? The highlight of the trip for Annie was chasing Big Girl Mary Clare around the fountain. And coloring. Because you can only do that at the Botanical Gardens.

Saturday involved a trip to the Magic House. Rick always likes to scope out the competition. Annie likes to go fishing. Get ready, Big Daddy!

I think she's doing this wrong. I stopped taking pictures just in time to keep her from wedging herself into this opening.

Here we are learning about the Judicial Branch of our government. Apparently all judges do is yell "cah-caooooowwww!" repeatedly into a microphone.

Because we weren't COMPLETELY exhausted yet, Sunday was a zoo day. And when you are there 30 seconds after it opens, you get to see lots of animals up close without battling yay-hoos in fanny packs.

Hippos. They freak me out. I don't think this plexiglass is thick enough. I think Rick agreed.

 

BUMBOS (Dumbos)!!!! The obvious highlight of the trip. I believe this photo also captures Annie trying to be one with the Bumbos by making a large deposit in her diaper. We changed her on a rock. Another benefit to being the first people at the zoo.

 

Brushing goats with Dad.

 

"I just ran down this entire hill without falling! I am a very big kid."

 

 

If it looks like a lot....it was. But it was also great to be out of the house and doing something besides playing with Thomas the Train or watching Cinderella. And it also reminded me that while St. Louis is not what most would consider the coolest place to live, it does have a lot of cool places you can drag your child.

 

 

Weather permitting, of course.