Exploring St. Louis

Today we set out on an adventure with three spots in mind. The Arch, the Old Cathedral and the old courthouse. All within an easy walking distance from each other. Fate, it would seem, was against me from the start. This morning was quite misty so there could be no view from the arch. We went in the old Cathedral and were told there was a wedding at the arch so we couldn't go there anyway. The Cathedral was quite nice, rebuilt 4 different times and renamed twice.

Then we set out for the old court house. You can't leave your vehicle at the Cathedral so off we went in search of a parking spot. On Saturdays the parking on the street is free. Hooray, however everyone and their dog had already snagged the only parking spots in the area. After circling an endless amount of times, we set off in a new direction that took us promptly over the Martin Luther King Bridge and into Illinois. Our trip thus rapidly ended as we headed back home. I did get to see where Daniel's warehouse is though! Alas another failed attempt to see St. Louis... Better luck next time.

Dare Devil

Lizzy got a rocking horse for Christmas and has since mastered several tricks. Here are some for your enjoyment:

Lizzy does Zumba

So I have told you about Zumba and how Lizzy is the dancing queen. I finally took some video of her dancing with us and am having trouble posting it so I'm going to try this...
you can find them on You tube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FE8ksggbCQk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZ-veBkmDBg

A Touch of Magic

Yesterday we got to visit the Magic House with the Blacks. It was so amazing, too much to see and do and I believe we were just in a small part of it. It was a lot of fun, unfortunately we couldn't stay long. I can't wait to return!

Something to simle about.

So I have a collage of random videos for your perusal, a few with Lizzy showing off her awesome dance moves (Napoleon eat your heart out!) and our choir Christmas song. Enjoy!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qc9Tcztkk60
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JoVlaVFXSDw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qc9Tcztkk6

St. Charles.

There is the cutest little town near us called St. Charles. It was our first state capital and has a lot of history. Every Nov to the first of Jan. they have Christmas festivities down town. Yesterday we sampled a little of their bounty. There are actors representing various Christmas characters in many different cultures. They hand out their cards. We only got a few.
Lizzy met her first prince: The Nutcracker Prince. I think you'll agree the picture tells all. The USA Santa was quite entertaining. We has chestnuts roasted on an open fire, luckily we left Jack frost on the other side of the street, so our noses were spared. There were yuletide carols being sung by a choir ans we SHOULD have been dressed like Eskimos! We were freezing by the time we left. It was wonderful and I have to go back to see the lights and other shops sometime. Yea for Christmas!

Party!!

Daniel's work had a Christmas party for the children of all the workers. Lizzy most enjoyed running around in circles and stealing the other children's toys. Santa came and gave each child a gift. It was interesting to meet Daniel's co-workers.