Day two-St. Louis!

The drive to St. Louis on Saturday took longer than we expected, but we quickly parked and boarded the riverboat wit about 5 minutes to spare.  The ride up and down the Mississippi was amazing!  The sad point was when we saw a tent/shack city.  There were a few people milling about, reminding us of those in need. 
  The kids wanted to go on a carriage ride, but we quickly said, "no, not this time" when we found out that his discounted price was $40!  We went into the Arch Museum and picked up some postcards.  We were planning to get a lot more postcards along the way and send them, but post offices weren't seen very often and most of them will be sent a bit after we get home. 
  We found the Super 8 in Eureka, Missouri.  We met Andy and Amy for supper at Dennys.  The kids were okay for awhile, but after they got used to our friends, they all wanted to share what we'd been doing on vacation.  At the same time, of course!  Caleb fell out of the booth twice!  Then Kiersten pulled the condiments off the table.  Kinda embarrassing, but bed time was approaching and we bid them goodnight shortly thereafter.  I'm upset with myself for not having the camera at this point.  It was in my pocket most of the time, but I was focused on keeping the kids together and it was raining outside when we left, so I didn't think it was the best idea to have them stop for a picture.  The next day we were at church and Andy wasn't feeling good, so I didn't end up with any from that time either.  I guess that means we'll have to visit them again sometime soon:).  Here are the pics from St. Louis though:

Cracker Barrel(bathroom and snacks-I didn't get to eat a meal there, but enjoyed looking around).

The much anticipated ride!

Walking(riding) aboard.

Kiersten is happy that she snagged my shades and I didn't take them back.

View of our crazy parking area.  We're the blue van with the car top carrier.

Our kids learned to identify the Super 8 and often thought we were stopping mid day because they spotted one:)

I have several pics.  Trying to get that postcard shot.  I'll have to look through them and see which one is best to get a print of.

I think the funniest thing was hearing the kids say, "There's Waffle House, Cracker Barrel, Chick Fil A, Super 8 and other things of the like, instead of McDonalds.  If I'm not mistaken, we saw every license plate, except the much longed after one, Hawaii.  There were quite a few Canadians on the way, but none from Saskatchewan that I remember.  We got some pretty strange looks from people driving by, and it wasn't because of the speed we were driving:).