This was our first adventure in St. Louis. We went to Grant's Farm which was the home of the United States president. It was purchased by August Busch many years ago and turned into the Busch Family Estate. The Anheuser Busch family has opened their "Farm" up to the public for many years now. They have a variety of animals there - waterbuffalo, longhorn steer, zebra, many varieties of deer, mustang, antelope, kangaroo, giraffe, elephant and a few other I can't name off the top. Grant's Farm is also the breeding location of the World Famous Clydesdales. We got to pet a couple of 6 month olds that were as big as a full grown horses!
Jocelyn liked the goats. She was giggling, laughing and kicking the whole time in Ricky's arms.
We went up into the Arch. I hadn't done that since I was a little kid.
It was a breezy day and let me tell you...I knew that without looking out the windows. Here is Ricky pointing out how far the arch would fall if the wind were to say...blow us over.
It is beautiful when the sun hits it!
Here we are at the St. Louis Cardinal's Stadium, Busch Stadium. We had seats that let us see quite a lot- I guess it helps if you want to get a birds eye view to get the very last row in a stadium.
A view of the Arch at twilight.
This is a happy child is it not? We went to the zoo this day. Jocelyn loves quite a few things but she really likes being outside and looking around and she really loves to have her picture taken.
This is Jocelyn and her 2nd cousin Claire sitting on some chairs that her Great Grandpa Dohm made for Connie, Leah's cousin. We thought it would make a couple of great pictures, and it did.
This is Jocelyn and her godmother Sarah- Leah's cousin and Claire's mom. We had a great time in St. Louis. PS- If you ever go to St. Louis do not miss out on going to the Zoo. It is a really great place, beautifully landscaped, well designed, beautiful animals AND it is FREE!!! In fact, almost all of the public things in St. Louis are free i.e. Grant's Farm, the art museums, and the parks. It is a great city.
