Meet Me In St Louie Louie...

Meet me at the fair! Don't tell me the lights are shinning any place but here. We can dance the hoochie koochie. I will be your tootsie wootsie, if you meet me in St Louie Louie. Meet me at the fair!

Okay, Keith thought Lexi and I were nuts singing that song the whole trip (he thought she made it up!) but we grew up on that movie!

Anyway, we did meet in St Louis and it was lots of fun. After my family visited us here in Little Rock, Presley and I headed to St Louis with my parents to meet Lex and her family that were already there. It was a quick trip but we packed it full of lots of fun and I'm so glad we decided to go. The hotel we stayed at was right across from the arch and the little boys thought it was so cool that they could see it from their bed. Nice find Keith!

First thing in the morning we visited the arch. Most of us headed up to the top (except the scaredy cats). It was really neat and a beautiful view.
This is the boys in the "elevator" to the top. It's more like a tiny capsule than an elevator.

Next we walked around by the river. I loved the atmosphere with the great music in the air and old showboats docked on the banks.

Someone (mom) had the bright idea to rent a bike for the whole family. Lets just say... Never Again! Way more work than we expected. It was still a fun adventure!
Presley was beat and next thing I knew she had decided this would be a good place for a nap! So stinkin cute!
Next we headed to Grant's farm. It was the home of Ulysses Grant and later bought by Anheiser Busch (sp?). We went to just see the budweiser cyldesdales but there was so much more than that. It was really a neat place!

Peacocks are always one of my favorites.
The elephant did this really fun show with all kinds of tricks. So much better than watching them just stand there at the zoo.
And of course the Clydesdales! They were really beautiful and all the kids loved them. We got to pet some of the babies and they were as big as a regular horse!


Oh and I can't forget the boys feeding the goats. It was so sweet to watch them giggle while the goats attacked them for milk. Ty was an expert!
Grandma and Grandpa took the girls on their first Merry go Round ride! So cute!

The highlight of Presley's trip was the adorable cowgirl purse and stuffed pony Grandma and Grandpa got her! She was so excited and cuddled it all day. She is still obsessed with snuggling her pony and even likes to sleep with it!