Meeting in St. Louis

We ended up in St. Louis at the end of this week and so we decided to go into the Gateway Arch and see what the zoo had to offer while we were here. What a great summer this has been. So sad that school starts for Brian and I on Monday.

You can see me in my white shirt and Hannah in her lime green one at the base of the arch.

Here we are looking over the city from the top of the arch.

Picture with mom.

Picture with dad.

The inside of the arch at the bottom has a visitor's center.

We ate at this restaurant. Brian and I watch Food Network sometimes and this was one of the Diners, Drive-ins, and Dives profiled. The food was good.

Here are the pictures for the zoo. It was hot at the zoo, about 100 degrees, but we managed okay. My favorite animals at the zoo are the giraffes, Brian likes the elephants, and Hannah said her favorites were the flamingos. I was so excited that in St. Louis we saw a cardinal. I don't have comments about the other pictures.

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Mike and LuAnn (Nelson) Aldred said…

Such fun memories you are making!

August 24, 2014 at 6:30 PM

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