Jack and Hank go to Saint Louis!

Alright everybody, we finally have an update for everyone. I don't know if you know this or not, but taking care of two boys is exhausting! By the way, Todd, You were RIGHT! When we're not out having fun, we are all eating or sleeping, which is why we didn't post yesterday.

We are having TONS and TONS of fun though. Yesterday we woke up and played a little guitar hero (Hank was more interested in playing with the music stand). After getting cleaned up we headed straight for the Gateway Arch! It was lots of fun. Then we drove around Busch Stadium and went into the Cardinals Store where both the boys got new St. Louis Cardinals ball caps! After that we grabbed a couple burgers and ate at one of the downtown parks. We took pictures by the water and with the courthouse and the arch in the background (see pictures below). Then we drove over to the Zoo. We went through the snake house, the primate house, and the bird house. Then we walked past the pond and took a ride on the endangered animal carousel. Hank rode on the spotted leopard and Jack rode on the black bear. Afterwards we went Delmar Loop (where Blueberry Hill is) and ate at Fitz's restaurant. At Fitz's they make and bottle their own soda pop, and rootbeer is their speciality - it was delicious! Jack and Hank's meals were served in a cardboard '56 Chevy, which was especially cool. We then came home and watched Revenge of the Sith (Star Wars) before going to sleep.

Today we got up and got ready and make it to the early Sea Lion show back at the Zoo. After that we went to Discoveryland, the children's portion of the zoo. The boys got pretty worn out playing on the playground, which was lots of fun! Then we went by McD's for drinks and headed over to the St. Louis Science Center. It was kind of like the Omniplex in OKC. The was a couple of cool dinosaurs, and a walkway across the big highway. The boys had fun looking down through glass in the floor as cars went by. There were a million different things to do and see and try and we check almost all of them out. I think their favorite part was the human wheel, that powered a large contraption in the main atrium. Now everyone is taking naps and were getting ready to have pizza and veggies for dinner!

We probably took more pictures on two days worth of outings than most people would, there are over 100! (Jack said to Kim, "You take pictures all the time!") Which we do. So instead of posting them all here, I have just uploaded them to my Picasa Web Album. You can click on the link below, or watch the embedded slideshow.
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Visiting in Saint Louis

The idea of this blog came about during the extended move-in process Kim and I are taking to get settled in Saint Louis. I had to start my residency orientation at Saint Louis University (SLU) on Monday, but we couldn't move into our apartment until Thursday. Fortunately, Robin's in-laws (Bob's parents - Jim and Kay Christian) were generous enough to let us stay at their house for a week while they were out of town.

On Thursday, Matt, Jerry and Mary drove the moving truck filled with all our precious belongings up the 7 hour trip from Tulsa to St. Louis - AND, even helped unloading. Since our apartment is small, and the Christian's house has four bedrooms, we all crashed at their place. Serendipitously, Robin was driving home from Atlanta to Chicago, and decided to stop by Florissant (North of St. Louis) to stay one night with the Burns crew. Here is the picture we took in their living room.