The Ambitious Odometer

Friday, June 7, 2024

{Road Trip} Day Two - CITY Fun in St. Louis!

This morning, a few of us got up to go on a run, while the rest of us took it a little easy...

before heading over to City Museum for a repeat visit...

It is truly the most unique place. Housed in an old shoe warehouse with exhibits built from reclaimed items, it is truly the coolest...

We last visited back in 2019, and our kids have wanted to go back ever since!

We spent a bit of time on the first and second floors...

before heading up to the rooftop...

where we just had to recreate this "family pic" from our last visit!

{July 2019}

{June 2024}

After some time on the roof, we went back inside, and here are some of my favorites...

{the old sign, that I *think* was in place during our last visit}

{the kids taking a pic}

{a large map on the wall}

{and old bank vault}

We spent some time in another outdoor space...

before heading to do a little shopping...

On the way, we happened upon what looked like the Blue Angels rehearsing for their air show...

Wow, what a treat! The photo just doesn't do it justice!

We continued on to Kansas City for the night (and yes, we're those parents - see song choice)...

where the boys made it to a Kansas City Royals game..

Before they left, they snagged a picture next door at the home of the Kansas City Chiefs...

We're set to cover a lot of ground tomorrow, so stay tuned!

More {Road Trip} 2024 Fun

Day One - Meet Me in St. Louis, Later on Tonight?

Day Three - A Prime Time in Kansas City

Day Four - Denver to Salt Lake City, and Beyond

Day Five - Operation #CapitolStepsChallenge Completion

Day Six - San Francisco, What a Treat!

Day Seven - A Beautiful Drive

Day Eight - A Univerally Good Time

Day Nine - Heading South and Then East

Day Ten - A Day at the Burning Bush...Errr, I Mean the Joshua Tree(s)

Day Eleven - Four Corners, Four States, and a Four Gazillion Hour Drive

Day Twelve - Going Nutty and Covering a Lot of Ground

Day Thirteen - A Little Bit of Elvis and HOME!

Thursday, June 6, 2024

{Road Trip} Day One - Meet Me in St. Louis, Later on Tonight?

What a day!!!'

We actually left our house at 2:00am THIS morning. Yes, that's right... We drove through the night, had breakfast in Nashville, and ate a late lunch/early dinner in St. Louis!

We are having fun just being together, but one thing is for sure, we are not as young as we once were!

So, we left at 2:00am, and only got this one blurry photo...BUT, it is documentation, so there's that...

Hubby and I took turns driving and napping. We made a quick stop at Buc-ee's, because, Buc-ee's...

before stopping to grab breakfast at Biscuit Love in Nashville...

From there, we took a few photos of the girls at the Candy Hearts Mural near by...

before swinging by the local NFL football stadium, home to the Tennessee Titans, for the guys to get a quick photo!

We were super lucky that they even let us in, as they were deep in the throes of getting ready for CMA Fest and performances by some big time names in country music!

From there, we continued on toward St. Louis, taking our time and aiming to arrive for a late lunch/early dinner. We made it to town just in time and grabbed something to eat at Crown Candy Kitchen, which touts itself as St. Louis' oldest soda fountain...

The bacon on this was out of control...

B loved his rootbeer float...

and M loved her sundae, too!

We then decided, kind of last minute, to revisit the Gateway Arch. Afterall, we made our last visit almost a decade ago!

We recreated one of my favorite memories when a four-year-old M wanted to get her picture with "Mountain Rushmore", and I was like, "Honey, we're not at Mount Rushmore anymore, we're at the Arch", but sure enough, she'd found those presidents!