Weekend in St. Louis

We planned an overnight trip to St. Louis to get out of town and enjoy some time together, just the 3 of us. Also, Griffin had been asking repeatedly to go to a Cardinals game.....which now he realizes it's not just a quick trip to town that can be accomplished any time he wants.

The weather was beautiful on Saturday and we enjoyed a lap around the zoo before the game. It was fun to see Griffin's excitement when he saw animals that we look at/talk about in his Ranger Rick Jr.  magazine that he gets. A nice day makes for a packed zoo, so pictures aren’t that great. We ran out of time and did not get Griffin on the train but promised to do that first thing on our next trip.

click here and scroll down to see Griffin at this statue
last time we went

this is what the lion was doing

the best part of the St. Louis zoo is the hippo area

this one decided to get in and swim along the glass like they do

here he comes! Griffin was trying to step back

there he goes!

I think this is the elephant that was a baby last time we went

new baby

We took a few minutes to freshen up and change at the hotel, then headed over to the game that evening. Our good friends Josh & Nicole met us there since they had come to town to celebrate their wedding anniversary. Griffin eagerly looked for Fred Bird (the Cardinals mascot) every chance he got and had no trouble staying pretty happy for all 9 innings.

We also had tickets for the game on Sunday afternoon. It was pretty special because a co-worker of mine was there to throw out the first pitch and we got to witness it! Jeff is our Operations Manager and four years after being told he was as good as dead, he is a cancer survivor and one of the most positive and inspirational people you’ll ever meet. (Read his blog here.) Since Drew was heading out for a business trip Monday morning, we had planned on heading home fairly early in order for him to get ready to leave again. I think it was during the 3^rd inning that we made our way out and got on the road. 

free balloons and face (arm) painting in the hotel lobby

had to get Fred Bird of course

there's Jeff and his wife in the white jerseys

worn out! he slept the whole way home

We are looking forward to our next game in July. It is scheduled to be a Run the Bases game for kids, so stay tuned for pics of Drew and Griffin scoring 2 for the home team.