Our last full day of the trip also ended up being the most
relaxing. We slept in late (by this
trip’s standards) after a great night’s sleep.
The rain had followed us to St. Louis, which hadn’t had rain in weeks. It was nice to be inside and not having to
worry about it at all. When we finally
got ourselves going, Adam and Erin took us to a place called Brio for a great
brunch. Amy was in heaven with her
berries and cream French toast. I had
eggs Oscar, which was a poached egg on top of a shrimp & crab cake with
potatoes, tomatoes, onions, and asparagus.
Both were fantastic.
We headed back to the Taves’ to put Audrey down for her
nap. Adam and I “babysat” (watched a few
episodes of Newsroom) while the girls
went shopping for dinner. We sat around
watching some Olympics until it was time for dinner. Erin made us fantastic steaks with a red wine
sauce and asparagus. For dessert, we had
a cherry pie made by Erin’s mom (Thanks Mrs. Wagy!) and ice cream.
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| One of the Dragon sculptures, made from hundres of pieces of porcelin China. |
After stuffing ourselves at dinner, we decided to get up and
move around a little. SO we headed over
to the Missouri Botanical Gardens to see their Chinese Lanterns exhibit. It was really cool. Interspersed amongst the flowers, trees, and
bushes were different displays that showed some aspect of Chinese history or
culture. Some were giant lanterns,
others were made of glass bottles, and still others were made up of hundreds of
porcelain plates, tea cups, and bottles.
We got there before sunset and were able to explore them up close. As the sunset, each display lit up and many
also had movement. It was really
something to see. It was also fun to
watch little Audrey run from display to display, banging on drums, throwing
coins in ponds, and being amazed by all the sights.
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| The Dragon sculpture at night - lit up, moving, and blowing smoke. |
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| Adam and Erin helping Audrey hang a wish on the wishing tree. |
When we got home, it we settled in to watch the Olympics
some more before we decided to call it a night.
Tomorrow, we head home (which seems incredible, but I will save my
reminiscing for tomorrow’s post).
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| Last night on the trip - still friends!! ;) |
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