Well, we had big plans to go to the zoo on Memorial Day, unfortunately the weather was not very cooperative! The chance of rain was too great so we opted for the science center instead. On the way there Noah asked where we were...I wasn't sure what he meant and told him St. Louis. He responded, "then where's the arch?" He is so smart and funny! I had to snap a picture of the arch just for him! It actually turned into a very long day with some nice weather in between bouts of rain. We ended up at the Science Center, turtle park, and a stop at the zoo! The boys had fun outside at the science center and we saw the big statue dinosaurs. We posed for a few pictures before Ethan heard the thunder and we were told it wasn't safe to be outside. So back inside we went to leave...it looked rather nice out despite the thunder....so we decided to go to turtle park!
Turtle park is right across the interstate from the zoo. It consists of three large turtle sculptures and a few little ones. You can climb all over them and we have visited before. This was Emily's first time and as we were walking I started remembering that the small statues were named after the creator's children and I was sure there was an Emily. sure enough there it was the little turtle named Emily! I made the decision right then that hse need to have her picture taken on her statue every year! (now I h
ope I can do it)
The weather was holding out on us. We decided since we (read I) had promised Noah we could go pet the sting rays that we would go to the zoo! We got there and walked through the river's edge and saw lots of animals. Noah was very impatient though and kept asking about the sting rays. He was so happy when we finally saw the pavillion! Both boys did such a good job! I was so surprised that Ethan put his hand in to touch the rays, with Noah there was no surprise. noah would have got in the tank if they would let him! We wee lucky to be there during feeding time so we bought little bits of fish and shrimp....Noah tried so hard to feed them but you have to be under them and he just couldn't get his arm in deep enough! So, YAY mommy got to feed them! It was really neat though. This would be the time that Rick noticed it was pouring down rain and the stroller was getting wet. He and Em left to go retrieve it. The boys and I soon followed and we ran to lakeside cafe. Emily loved running and seemed to love getting wet in the rain. We decided to leave and of course the rain had stopped by the time we got to the zoo enterance!
All in all it was a wonderful day!
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