A Glimpse into the Freihaut World: Last Minute Getaway

The weekend before Addy started school we decided to head to St. Louis for a last minute get-away, We headed down on Saturday morning with the intent of checking out a place that sells the playgrounds we were interested in installing at our houase and then heading to the Magic House. We got to see all of the playgrounds and the many options and Addy and Carter had fun playing on them and trying them out. After that we headed to the Magic House and had a picnic outside before heading into the fun. We are big fans of Children's Museums and love the Magic House. Addy and Carter loved exploring all of the exhibits. It is so much fun to see Carter being more curious and wanting to explore everything his big sister is exploring. Addy loved the huge tonado slide in the building and the baby nursery where she got to pretend she was a doctor. Carter enjoyed the water table and the contsruction site where he got to play in rocks and dirt. After a fun afternoon at the Magic House we headed to our hotel to get in a quick swim in the hotel's pool. At first Carter was hesitant to be in the pool, but quickly got used to his floatie and began to love the water. Addy was fresh off of swimming lessons and loved being in the water. After our swim we headed to the Cheesecake Factory (which just happened to be next door) for dinner. It was a great end to a wonderful day!

Sunday morning we headed to the zoo bright and early. We were so excited to take the kids to see the animals. Addy has always loved watching the animals and Carter has really taken a liking to seeing them during the last few months. He makes several animal sounds and screams in excitement anytime he sees an animal. We had a wonderful day filled with lots of fun animals sightings and wonderful weather. Addy finally got to see the elephants she has been waiting all summer to see. Carter and Addy enjoyed seeing the hippos swim underwater. Carter also loved watching the black bear and Derek and Addy taught him how to growl like a bear. We also rode the train and hit up the souvenir shop where Addy picked out a stuffed elephant and Carter got a stuffed grizzly bear. After we had seen much of the zoo and the kids were exhausted, we headed home. It was a great get-away to say good bye to a wonderful summer!