A few weeks ago, I posted about my angst about our upcoming road trip to St. Louis. Obviously we lived to tell about it, and it really wasn’t even as awful as I had predicted!
We were so nervous about Sammy screaming the whole time that we went to Babies R Us and bought one of everything.
As you can see, it worked like a charm.
Actually the ride there wasn’t bad at all… we took the advice of all of you who said to leave early in the morning, and we were on the road by 6:00. He slept a good portion of the ride and we only had to stop twice on the six-hour trip! It could have been so much worse.
When we arrived, we introduced Sammy to his great-grandfather. We were there to celebrate his 99th birthday.
We visited Grant’s Farm, which is one of the many free family attractions in the city. Kate wanted to go in the petting zoo, so Andy took her (there was no way I was going in there).
And get this – one of those nasty goats BIT Sammy on the ankle! He was pissed.
Kate displayed her political tendencies.
Our kids had interesting sleeping arrangements in the hotel. The last night, Kate decided she wanted to “sleep on the furniture.”
And Sammy… well, Andy and I were afraid to find out what would happen if he didn’t have his swing. So we just brought it with us. You should have seen the look on the bellman’s face.
We couldn’t go to STL without taking in a Cardinals game. They lost 11-1. Andy and Kate were not amused.
And to wrap things up, a mathematical equation… A sleeping four-year-old + last call for beer = this:
I LOVED going to St. Louis, but we were lucky enough to go without kids. We loved Grant’s Farm (was able to skip the petting zoo since the kiddos weren’t with us), and enjoyed catching a game at Busch Stadium. Maybe… just maybe… we’ll take the kids next time.
ahh the miracle blanket and swing bring back such memories!! Sorry for the bellman that my travel swing pooped out on ya! i think Sammy looks like you when he is peaceful and looks like Andy when he’s screaming. What does THAT mean???
The beer picture is so funny!
What great pictures, Kate is sure a cutie!
Looks like a fun trip! Love the shot os Sammy and his great-grandfather
Hello, I stalk your blog pretty regularly now as well as Krista’s. I “met” her on the pg boards over at WebMD way back when and she published the link to this blog as well one day. I am so glad she did, you gals crack me up! You both have beautiful families! Anyway, I had to come out of lurking mode when I saw you took a trip to my hometown, the Lou!! We actually live less than 1/4 mile from Grants Farm! Sorry you guys got to see a rotten game, but don’t you love the new stadium??
–Emily
Glad you survived!
I think my kids love seeing the pix of Sammy more than I do…he’s looking fat and happy! Just like every healthy baby should!