Saint Louis

We made it to St Louis in a little under seven hours. The kids did great and I didn't have to deal with any issues. They really are good little road trippers. After checking into our hotel, we headed out to dinner. We were happy to have a Red Robin nearby. They are one of the few places that offer gluten free buns for their sandwiches. We don't like the places that tell you to just order without the bun. I still pay the same price and then my kids are hungry afterwards. Restaurants never want to make up for the lack of bread with any kind of substitution. The kids to get the bacon aoli sauce on their burgers. 

The next morning we had breakfast at the hotel and then headed off to see the Gateway Arch- but not before having their first experience with Tom and Jerry. (They thought it was a hilarious show.)

 It's ironic we should see the Arch this week. This week's history memorization is about the Louisiana Purchase and Lewis and Clark. The arch is a symbol of that purchase and of America's westward expansion.  The kids did not know you could go inside it, so they were only hoping to see it. When I told them I was taking them inside, they were quite excited. 

(Playing in the Mississippi River by our parking space on the levee. )

Unfortunately, there was very little visibility from the top of the arch today. But they were excited nonetheless.

(Riding the tram up to the top)

(At the top)

We checked out the museum before we left. 

I saw a quote in there I found interesting. 

From there, we drove four hours to Memphis, which I will talk about in a separate post.