Sensational Weekend in St. Louis

One of the most memorable moments of this trip for me happened in the ninth inning of the ball game. Hayden had had his fill of the game and was ready to go. So I took him out to walk around. He was so tired it didn't take long for him to want me to hold him. We went to stand right behind the seat to see the game. A younger man (probably in his early 20's) came and stood too close to me. I felt like he was about to pick pocket me. I moved over to the other side of the aisle. I eyed him pretty close and we made eye contact. I continue to watch him being very cautious. Behind him now was a souvenir stand with a stuffed animals hanging off. I watched as he tried to steal it. He saw me watching and walked away. The game ended and I met up with Grant and Layken. As they were walking to us I saw the man again put the same stuffed animal under his t-shirt. He looked up at me and said, "That really nice isn't it." I replied but I am not sure what I said because I was in shock. I couldn't believe the man was stupid enough to come back. He walked away and I told the lady at the stand what had happened. She quickly pulled all the merchandise within view. I know that I was sheltered growing up but I still can't believe what people will go through to steal something so little.

We made really good time traveling. We didn't really run into traffic until the were close to the stadium. I thought this was a cool picture of the arch.

Hayden's first view of the ball park.

Layken's first view of the ballpark.

Hayden was really thirsty. He didn't want the now warm juice that we brought for him. He drank the whole cup of sprite.

Can you tell that this little boy was exhausted and didn't have a good nap.

Since he was so tired he didn't want his picture taken. He wanted his "Mommeeee."

Oh wait maybe he didn't want me after all. :)

Layken on the other hand was great posing for pictures.

After the game we needed to eat a quick supper. No one was really hungry but we knew better than to just skip supper all together. Not knowing the city very well we but well enough to know that anything close to the stadium would be packed we decided to walk a few blocks to find some place convenient. Grant and I had stayed at Union Station before and thought that would be a great place to stop. The last time we walked there we didn't have a two year old with out a stroller or a tired eleven year old. Needless to say we were all glad to find it and eat. We were even more excited when we found our hotel and were able to relax our tired feet.
Both kids seemed to really wake up when we got back to the hotel.

After a good night sleep we were ready for the zoo.

I tried to run ahead of these two to get a good picture but they were to fast for me. I still think they are both cute.

Doesn't it look like Hayden is trying to jump the fence? He was really just interested in something on the ground.