St. Louis with the Duckworths

We have had a great time in St. Louis! We got here Wednesday afternoon. We are staying at the Drury Inn at the arch and its wonderful! Perfect location, nice clean rooms, free snacks and breakfast! We checked into the hotel yesterday and wondered around for a bit. We ate dinner at the hotel. They have a great "snack" bar set up for dinner! We went to a cards game Wednesday night. Jeffreys dad and wife, Tracey, joined us. It was stormy here all afternoon and Jeffrey was freaking out about the weather. We got poncho's before heading to the game. We got a little wet, but it cleared up and was a wonderful night! The cards played the phillys and won. It was a great night!! It was late by the time the game ended, so we went back to the hotel to rest up for the next day.

Jeffrey before the game

at the game!

Day two in St. Louis:
We woke up early to check out the city. We ate breakfast at the hotel then headed to the arch. I'm really glad we went early because it got packed quick. Jeffrey and I rode to the top. You get in these small car elevator things(only 5 people in one car) and take a ride to the top! It was worth every penny too! If you come to St. Louis go to the top of the arch! Its not as scary as everyone says and the views are amazing!

view from the arch. busch stadium

Mighty Mississippi River view from the arch

After we went to the arch, we went to Union Station. Jeffreys daddy wanted to visit it because he remembered coming to St. Louis as a child with his mother. It was really pretty inside. We ate lunch at a great place and decided to take a trolley ride to see more of the city. We rode around for a bit and stopped at the city museum. This is an amazing place to take kids! We headed back to the hotel to relax and get ready for a good dinner somewhere fun. We've had a great time and it was fun to share this trip with Mr. Mike and Tracey! Its going to be an early night because we will be heading to Iowa in the morning (here we go wesley and kelly!!). I'm excited to see these two tie the knot and see what Iowa is like! Here we come Iowa!