Nana and Pop Visit

         The first thing we did was impress Nana and Pop with our celebrity connections. Here is Nick Cannon from America's Got Talent. They were auditioning people right near the Arch, so we watched for a minute. He was riding in a Clydesdale drawn carriage sponsored by Anheuser-Busch (they sponsor lots of stuff in St. Louis).

      We visited the St. Louis Zoo again, this time hitting the carousel and some of the animals Grady didn't see last time.

       Grady was especially excited to see the giraffes! He thought they were scary because they might bite him. When I said they wouldn't bite him, he said, "Go play!" Then I said that they would bite him if he tried to play with them.

       Something else Grady thought was scary were the penguins. It is just too cold and loud inside the penguin habitat. He remembered it being scary last time we visited.

       We visited Union Station, which is now a mall. There were some beautiful ceilings in one area, but mostly just a mall.

       Pop and Grady also took advantage of the hotel's pool.

        This picture was taken approximately 6 PM outside of Rigazzi's restaurant. It was famous for being the place where Al Capone was arrested. When we finally got seated and ordered after 2 HOURS, we realized he was easily captured here because the wait was so long!!

       We also drove through Lone Elk Park and saw elk, bison and deer wandering in the woods (and road). Grady really couldn't see from his car seat, so he got to sit up front in Pop's lap. 

          We had lots of fun with Nana and Pop! And Alex was there, he just didn't make the pictures.  :(