Over the weekend, Dan and I drove the kids to St. Louis. We woke early, Friday morning, and packed the van - Dan picked up donuts and coffee - and we were on the rode around 9am. We decided that we'd head straight to the zoo. The first hour into the drive went well. That's when Dan and I started discussing our Christmas plans to Florida. Should we spend the money, save our sanity, and fly? Or make it an adventure and drive? Seeing that the first hour of our little road trip was going SO well, we started punching numbers - and Dan, being Dan, was even tracking our gas mileage and having me calculate gas prices...etc. So with that - it was decided - no problem! we can drive to Florida...save some money...the kids are doing so great now - what's another 17 hours?!
Foolish - foolish parents we are! The last half of the trip was screaming babies and smelly diapers. With a couple of breaks, books, snacks, silly songs (and patience) we finally made it!
We parked the van - loaded up the strollers and headed into the zoo. We had lunch inside - and than headed out to find some animals. Maggie's favorite animals were the giraffes and Ben's were the bears :) Dan took Mags and Ben on the merry go round while Kathryn and I watched. Maggie rode on a jack rabbit and Ben was on a hippo :) 
Aside from the heat - our zoo trip was a success. My favorite part were the sprinkler fans - every time we'd pass one I would spend a good 5 minutes in front of it.
We left the zoo and headed to the hotel. Ben took a short nap as we settled in and prepared to go down for a swim. Maggie was in awe of the hotel room - she was so excited that we were all going to sleep in the same room!
After a very brief rest we went to the pool and than out to dinner at TGI Fridays.
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| Kathryn relaxing by the pool! |
The children slept all night and the next morning we checked out - had breakfast at Einstein bagels - and than went to the Magic House. It was a rainy day so it was really crowded but the kids had a great time. Ben enjoyed the slides and climbing the stairs while Maggie was entertained by the water and sand play. There was also a 2 story, swirly slide that she had a chance to go down! Our sweet Kathryn slept in the carrier the entire time. 
Overall, the Magic House was really cool and we'll look forward to going again when it is not so busy. 
What a great weekend :) We did survive the ride home - although it took us a very long time. I guess this was practice for Florida. Dan says it will be good bonding time for our little family! We'll be as ready as we can be - prepare for the worst and hope for the best, right!!??
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