Day 7!

Today was awesome. I learned a lot, saw a lot and really took it easy. We stated off freezing our cans off trying to get the car loaded. Holy moly it was cold, a mere 38*F when we headed out to see the gateway to the west…the St. Louis Arch.

Today was a day for standing patiently in lines. A line to get in the door and through security. A line to buy tickets for the tram to the top. A line to get in line to wait for the tram to get to the top. If I had known that you could simply buy tickets online ahead of time, we certainly would have saved a lot of headaches. So lesson learned, buy online and pick up in the “will call” line, not the regular line. It was like doing Disneyland but not getting rewarded at the end of each line. Not so much fun with one parent and 4 kids!

But it was definitely worth it. The kids were excited the whole time. They loved the views. Then enjoyed the tram ride and they had fun exploring the museum. However, want to know what the hit of the day was? The free thing in the park…a train gong by! After we got through the arch, we were walking back to the car when a train happened by. The way the grounds are set up, you can get within about 5 feet of the train. So the kids spent the next 5 minutes watching the train go by. It was definitely a lot of fun!

We had big plans for today, but scrapped them all in favor of getting to our hotel early and spending less time in the car today. Can I just say that it is definitely winter here??? As we pulled into Indianapolis, the kids were beyond thrilled to see snow coming down! And then I made them get out of the car…ha! Yes, it is freezing and frigid, and definitely not at all spring like!

I have more to write, but I’m exhausted, so I’m going to call it a night! Until next time!