St. Louis + Dyersburg Vacation

Daycare closed while Babcia and Dziadzio vacationed in Alaska so we decided to have some fun of our own.  Monday Jacob had a play date with Abby, Kate, Jacob, Anna, and Eleanor.  He played so hard that he need a nap halfway through!

Wednesday we packed up the car and headed out on a family vacation to St. Louis.  Some of us drove, while others enjoyed the scenery, and still others spent most of the trip St. Louis napping.  I wonder which Jacob did?

We were up bright and early Thursday and enjoyed the St. Louis ZOO!  We had a great time and saw so many animals!
There were frogs......

and monkeys...

and gorillas....

and before you know it, we had spent a whole day and someone needed a nap!

After a delicious lunch at Pappy's BBQ and a nice long nap, we enjoyed the arch.  We liked it best from a distance and didn't even think about riding the elevator to the top.

Friday was a little rainy since hurricane Issac was moving in, but we made the most of it and enjoyed the Anheuser-Busch tour.
We got to see some Clydesdales and they were huge!

Next, we toured the brewery.

Jacob tried to grab some samples from the display case, but it was locked up pretty tight.

And here is the bottling portion....

After the tour, Jacob enjoyed some pretzels and we discovered he really enjoys his pretzel.

In an odd coincidence, we went to see the Cathedral Basilica of Saint Louis after we toured the brewery.  What a beautiful church. 

We picked up a Christmas ornament to remember our trip.

All the touring made us a little hungry so we stopped for another round of BBQ at Bogart's.  Here we have Jacob studying the menu trying to decide between the ribs and the prime rib.  Both great choices.

Another great lunch in our bellies and we were off to see Grammy, G-daddy and the girls in Dyersburg!  Jacob slept the whole way from St. Louis to Dyersburg.  He must have been worn out from all the touring.

Thankfully G-daddy made a stop at the grocery store and stocked up on whole milk.  Jacob finished off a full half gallon in about a day and a half. 

We played with colored fish...

Walked around....

 Played cars with G-daddy and Ashley...

 Played peek-a-boo with Grammy...

 and picked our noses? No, definitely not picking noses....

All too soon we had to head back home.

We had a great Labor Day weekend.