whobody went to st. louis?

Last week we took our summer family vacation.  

In the past we have visited Chicago and Kansas City. 

This year we ventured to St. Louis!  

Jason and I went to St. Louis as a part of our honeymoon and had a great time there, and we were also there when the Panthers made it to the Sweet Sixteen.  

We knew it would be a great place to take the kids. 

(Not to mention, the bonus that one of my bestest friends, Angie, lives there with her family.)

The roadtrip there was excellent!  The kids were very good.

(Big thanks to our vehicles DVD system, and the 10 DVDs we borrowed from the Hoeger family library. Turns out our kids are getting tired of watching Cars, Cars 2, and How to Train a Dragon....the only 3 movies that we own.)

When we got to St. Louis, we checked into our hotel, which was great. 

It was located right by Busch Stadium and only a few blocks from the Arch.  

(This photo was actually taken on our last night before the Cardinals game, 

but it shows the awesome view from our room!)  The kids love to stay in hotels!

We have always wanted to give our kids the experience of staying "downtown" somewhere and this was truly the perfect opportunity to do it!  We swam for a quick half hour, and then we took off and met Angie and her family for dinner at "the boathouse". 

It was great!  The kids fed the ducks and themselves (mostly the ducks) and we had a great time catching up with Angie and Justin.  

We ended the night with a walk and a quick dip in a fountain! 

(The kids loved it!)