Our third day, the entire group packed up to go to the City Museum in downtown St. Louis. Now, this has got to be the most outrageous museum I have ever been to. The 100% interactive museum is part fun-house, part playhouse, part art-house, part acid trip. There is no way to fully absorb this museum in one day trip let alone capture the amazing details on film. Adam and I have already decided we are going to return without the kids. This place was incredible. Seriously, there was MILES of tiles and tons of reclaimed materials. I will say though, to give you an idea of the wackiness of this place, that Clara road her first Ferris Wheel - on top of the ten story building. Yes, you read that right - ON TOP of the building. I will let the pictures speak for themselves.
Yes, that is a school bus hanging off the roof and, yes, Clara and I went in it...
Also, the cage-like tunnels are interactive and you actually can climb through them!
There were several slides throughout the museum - some of which you didn't know where you would end up at the end. One was four stories tall! This one, which all four of us went on (Owen strapped to my chest in the carrier) was one story tall...
So now we are on the roof of the museum. And, there is the Ferris Wheel...
The best picture I could get of Clara on her first Ferris Wheel...
The back of the school bus that hangs of the top of the building...
Here's Clara swinging...
After all the crazy fun on the roof, we went down to create some of our own art...
Each afternoon, after the morning activity and nap time (well-deserved each day), all the kids got together to do crafts. We made visors, ornaments, decorated t-shirts, and several other things...
We also played lots of games...
This is Clara's first game of BINGO - she won and chose a lollipop.
On the day we left, after all the "official reunion activities" ended, Adam and I took the kids to see two more important St. Louis attractions before we headed back home.
The first, was of course the St. Louis Arch. In college, Adam and I drove cross-country and stopped to see the Arch. We actually went up inside the Arch and it was quite an experience. Not an experience that we wanted to have with Clara - who easily gets freaked out by "creepy things" (yes, the City Museum was in her opinion "creepy") and a five month old baby. But, all the same, we wanted her to see the "Silver Rainbow."
Clara thought it was cool to touch it - she really wanted to climb it for some reason...
The second place, of course, was the St. Louis Anheuser-Busch Brewery. I mean, you can't come to St Louis with out a tour of it! It was one of the original Anheuser-Busch factories and was built in in 1876. The buildings were absolutely gorgeous and the grounds were beautiful. Clara was quite interested in the Clydesdale horses and the Dalmatian that hung out in the historic stables with the horses. The tour ended in the hospitality suite where we tasted the freshest beer we have ever had. Yummy.
The coldest part of the factory - luckily I had an extra towel that Clara could cuddle in and Owen had an extra shirt and sun hat to snuggle in...
Bottling and Packaging Facility...
Wow...
That was the last picture we took in St. Louis.
I highly recommend St Louis as a vacation spot - so much to do and see!
We had such a great time with all of our cousins, Aunts and Uncles!
We can't wait for the Ozarks in 2013!
Also, the cage-like tunnels are interactive and you actually can climb through them!
There were several slides throughout the museum - some of which you didn't know where you would end up at the end. One was four stories tall! This one, which all four of us went on (Owen strapped to my chest in the carrier) was one story tall...
So now we are on the roof of the museum. And, there is the Ferris Wheel...
The best picture I could get of Clara on her first Ferris Wheel...
The back of the school bus that hangs of the top of the building...
Here's Clara swinging...
After all the crazy fun on the roof, we went down to create some of our own art...
Each afternoon, after the morning activity and nap time (well-deserved each day), all the kids got together to do crafts. We made visors, ornaments, decorated t-shirts, and several other things...
We also played lots of games...
This is Clara's first game of BINGO - she won and chose a lollipop.
On the day we left, after all the "official reunion activities" ended, Adam and I took the kids to see two more important St. Louis attractions before we headed back home.The first, was of course the St. Louis Arch. In college, Adam and I drove cross-country and stopped to see the Arch. We actually went up inside the Arch and it was quite an experience. Not an experience that we wanted to have with Clara - who easily gets freaked out by "creepy things" (yes, the City Museum was in her opinion "creepy") and a five month old baby. But, all the same, we wanted her to see the "Silver Rainbow."
Clara thought it was cool to touch it - she really wanted to climb it for some reason...
The second place, of course, was the St. Louis Anheuser-Busch Brewery. I mean, you can't come to St Louis with out a tour of it! It was one of the original Anheuser-Busch factories and was built in in 1876. The buildings were absolutely gorgeous and the grounds were beautiful. Clara was quite interested in the Clydesdale horses and the Dalmatian that hung out in the historic stables with the horses. The tour ended in the hospitality suite where we tasted the freshest beer we have ever had. Yummy.
The coldest part of the factory - luckily I had an extra towel that Clara could cuddle in and Owen had an extra shirt and sun hat to snuggle in...
Bottling and Packaging Facility...
Wow...
That was the last picture we took in St. Louis.I highly recommend St Louis as a vacation spot - so much to do and see!
We had such a great time with all of our cousins, Aunts and Uncles!
We can't wait for the Ozarks in 2013!
