It is so fun that Sarah, Joel, Eliza, and Leo now live in Carbondale--just three hours away (waaay better than 13 hours away in S.C.)! And, St. Louis is the perfect place for us to meet--about a two-hour drive for both of us. Since yesterday was kind of "Mormon Day" at Busch Stadium for the Cardinals vs. Reds game (the St. Louis Mission bought a bunch of tickets for all of the missionaries and Church members in the area, but unfortunately we weren't able to get tickets), Sarah and Joel were bringing the elders over from Carbondale. So we met up with them in St. Louis for a fun,
beautiful day!
Greg and I went down a little early to check out some cars. We were wanting to compare prices to the dealership here in Springfield. We started out in O'Fallon, Illinois, but then all-of-a-sudden, I saw this giant catsup bottle up ahead, so I knew we must be in Collinsville, IL! I have been wanting to see this ever since coming to Illinois, but we've never had a reason to visit Collinsville. We test drove the new Ford Fiesta in Collinsville, but it is kind of a funny little car.
We then went over to St. Louis. We were going to meet the Agates and elders at the famous Crown Candy Kitchen for lunch, but there was a long line out the door, and we were kind of in the ghetto, so we went to a cool place called Blueberry Hill instead. Greg then took the missionaries over to the stadium for the game, and I went with the Agates to meet Greg at the zoo. But the zoo was busier than the baseball game! So we went to the very cool St. Louis Science Center instead. Eliza kept saying, "I want to go to the science experiment place." So we did :-) Here she is with Mars. We were walking down the hall, saw this model of the planet up ahead, and she said, "There's Mars!" She is so funny!
Eliza loved exploring all over the Science Center. She is a natural little scientist. She especially loved going to the Discovery Room with Joel and Leo. While the three of them were discovering the world of science, Sarah, Greg, and I saw a cool IMAX movie about the Hubble Telescope--it was really good! Sarah thinks it would be good if the kiddos become astronauts, so the St. Louis Science Center is a good place for them to begin.
Leo thought it was all pretty great--there was so much to see and hear! He is such a happy, cuddly guy. While Greg went to pick up the missionaries at the game, I rode in the Agates' car and taught Leo how to sing "Meet Me in St. Louie"--he is an excellent singer and thought he was quite tricky to learn the song so quickly.
We all met up at St. Louis' famous Ted Drewes Frozen Custard. This is my new favorite place! The custard was delicious. Eliza ran over to me and exclaimed, "Tiffers! We get to have
ice cream for dinner!!!!" She had never heard of something so wonderful before. We had such a fun day. Thank you for meeting up with us Agates! We look forward to another St. Louis adventure in the near future.
Greg and I went down a little early to check out some cars. We were wanting to compare prices to the dealership here in Springfield. We started out in O'Fallon, Illinois, but then all-of-a-sudden, I saw this giant catsup bottle up ahead, so I knew we must be in Collinsville, IL! I have been wanting to see this ever since coming to Illinois, but we've never had a reason to visit Collinsville. We test drove the new Ford Fiesta in Collinsville, but it is kind of a funny little car.
We then went over to St. Louis. We were going to meet the Agates and elders at the famous Crown Candy Kitchen for lunch, but there was a long line out the door, and we were kind of in the ghetto, so we went to a cool place called Blueberry Hill instead. Greg then took the missionaries over to the stadium for the game, and I went with the Agates to meet Greg at the zoo. But the zoo was busier than the baseball game! So we went to the very cool St. Louis Science Center instead. Eliza kept saying, "I want to go to the science experiment place." So we did :-) Here she is with Mars. We were walking down the hall, saw this model of the planet up ahead, and she said, "There's Mars!" She is so funny!
Eliza loved exploring all over the Science Center. She is a natural little scientist. She especially loved going to the Discovery Room with Joel and Leo. While the three of them were discovering the world of science, Sarah, Greg, and I saw a cool IMAX movie about the Hubble Telescope--it was really good! Sarah thinks it would be good if the kiddos become astronauts, so the St. Louis Science Center is a good place for them to begin.
Leo thought it was all pretty great--there was so much to see and hear! He is such a happy, cuddly guy. While Greg went to pick up the missionaries at the game, I rode in the Agates' car and taught Leo how to sing "Meet Me in St. Louie"--he is an excellent singer and thought he was quite tricky to learn the song so quickly.
We all met up at St. Louis' famous Ted Drewes Frozen Custard. This is my new favorite place! The custard was delicious. Eliza ran over to me and exclaimed, "Tiffers! We get to have ice cream for dinner!!!!" She had never heard of something so wonderful before. We had such a fun day. Thank you for meeting up with us Agates! We look forward to another St. Louis adventure in the near future.
2 comments:
Thank YOU guys for the wonderful adventure!! That was one of my favorite days since moving here. This morning Eliza asked, "So, do I get to have ice cream for breakfast?" She was disappointed to find out that not all meals will be ice cream. :) Thank you for showing us such fun St. Louey places! Next time we'll do the ice cream challenge. Can't wait for the baseball game in a few weeks!
What fun! The science center looks gorgeous. I love when modern architecture actually looks beautiful and peaceful instead of edgy and hard.
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