St Louis - Part 3 - The Zoo

Blog friends - happy Sunday!  I haven't updated this week because we have been busy loving life - but Lilli is taking a nap still (in her BIG GIRL BED-more on that later!) so I am going to try to finish my St. Louis Recap before I forget the details!

I left off after our first day of the Zoo.  Last year we did one day of the Zoo and it just wasn't enough.  Since it is FREE and we had a free shuttle, we decided to do two days this year.  I am glad we did!  This time we bought the "Safari Pass" which was 10 dollars a person but we thought well worth it.  We typically give a donation to the Zoo before we left so it was ok to pay for something while there! 

The Safari Pass included-
Rides on the Carousel
Rides on the Train
Sea Lion Show
Children's Zoo Admission
3-D Movie

So we did ALL of that!  By far, Lilli's favorite was the TRAIN!  She is still talking about how it went through a tunnel - she was mesmerized.  We rode it all the way around the zoo at one point and she was in Heaven.  Momma was in Heaven because I didn't have to walk as much this day - we just took the train from one part of the Zoo to another - much quicker!

Here are some photos from this day -

Leaving the hotel-such a big girl!

 

Waving to people while on the train!





Sea Lion Show - I think we enjoyed it more than her, she was ready to ride the train some more



We took late naps and had an even later dinner - but that was ok because it was vacation!  The next morning we got up and had breakfast - followed by a final swim - then headed back home.  

This year

And last year!

We had an uneventful ride home (thank goodness!) and even found a Chili's restaurant since it was my birthday and I was craving it!  She did great in the car, even sleeping about 45 minutes.

Overall it was a wonderful mini-vacation! 

St Louis - 2011 - The Zoo

On Friday morning, Jason and I woke up to find Lilli still sleeping soundly!

Since she has never slept in our bed we weren't sure how she would do - well, we ended up getting ready in the bathroom AND I went downstairs to get breakfast (since they would close at 9) while she slept!  We ate our breakfast in the kitchen of our suite and when she woke around 9:30 we were ready to head to the zoo!

How hilarious is Miss Sassy Britches!?

Here are some of my favorites from the zoo.  It was hot, but we had a nice breeze.  I didn't get "miserable" until around lunch time - so we left without eating lunch (just had leftovers from PF Changs the night before at our room)



This peacock roamed the zoo and we saw it several times!





She HAD to have her snacks and drink!



This is my FAVORITE photo!

After about 3 hours we headed back for naps and dinner at The Cheesecake Factory (across the street).  I wanted proof that I was around this day so I tried to get a picture - she was not interested!

We had a delicious dinner and went for a walk around the Galleria Mall.  We took her to Build a Bear so she could pick out an amimal we saw at the Zoo.  She chose a tiger (who her Daddy named Stripes) and loved on it all night. 

We had so much fun!