The Hatke's: St. Louis 2014

We went to St. Louis last month with Gpa and Gma Dawson. It was tiring but fun nonetheless. We have wanted to go back since last years trip. And conveniently Uncle Taylor was spending about a month there for work. We arrived on Friday and picked Taylor up from the base. We grabbed lunch and then went to Anheiser Busch Brewery. We did the 45 minute tour and Caedmon was so good. I couldn't believe it but the tour was free and you got a whole pint of beer after the tour all for free! Went back to the hotel afterwards for swimming on the roof and pizza.

There were some frustrating moments during the trip with Caedmon but it was because he was tired. But honestly he did very well for being so tired. Especially on Saturday after not sleeping well and not getting long enough naps in. He had woken up in the middle of the night most likely because his head hurt. Friday night he hit his head on the corner of the night stand and was bleeding. He is definitely a trooper indeed.

On Saturday, we went to Grants Farm (owned by Anheiser Busch). Caedmon loved it. He got to pet and feed the goats, feed birds, go on a train ride, pet and get his picture taken with a Clydesdale horse, and see the animals. He loved it even though he was tired. He was so tired that he fell asleep before we got out of the parking lot. We went back to the hotel for more swimming and ordered chinese in. Caedmon will not go to sleep if he can see you so we sat out in the hall and ate our chinese and drank wine. It actually ended up being fun just sitting out in the hall. Our neighbors across the hall came home and offered us a drink which kind of funny. Apparently someone was celebrating a birthday. We finished off the night on the roof of the hotel enjoying the view of the Arch and Mississippi River.

On Sunday, we went to the casino for the champagne brunch buffet. It was so good and I think they had the best coffee I have ever had. I need to call them to see if they can tell me what the coffee is. :-) Caedmon liked seeing all the lights in the casino. Then we went to the Arch museum and walked around outside of the park. There is a nearby helicopter taking people on rides around the city. Caedmon enjoyed watching the helicopter take off and land. Again he would always growl and point at it. He also liked to scream at the tops of his lungs when we were in the park. Afterwards we went back to the hotel for Caedmon to take an actual long nap not in the car. We sat out in the hall with Taylor and drank and talked again. Then we all went to an early dinner at Schlafly brewery. Afterwards Tanner, Taylor, and I went up to the top of the Arch (bought our tickets earlier). We had a good time while Gpa and Gma stayed at the hotel and went swimming with Caedmon and put him to bed. Thanks Sandy and Rick!!

Then on Monday we headed home. And we experienced the biggest fit that Caedmon had every thrown in his short life so far. It was so bad that he was coughing and threw up a little. It was most likely a combination of that he was tired, hungry, tired of being in the car seat, and home sick. He was definitely glad to get home to his toys and his bed. Although the fit was awful at one point Tanner and I are just sitting there laughing because we couldn't help but laugh at him throwing this huge fit.

Again excessive amount of pictures and a couple of videos beyond this point!