We grabbed lunch at Fitz’s, which has delicious root beer, and then headed downtown to check out the arch. We parked a few blocks away and cut through the Old Court House. It’s so beautiful and up next for renovations. 

This picture cracked me up. You know, summer in Saint Louis!

We got a sneak peak of the new arch museum. It looks really great and the girls had a great job exploring. 

After the arch we celebrated mine and Annabelle’s birthdays with dinner at the Capital Grill. 

We finished the night with a special light show at the Botanic Gardens.

We arrived in St. Louis just in time for lunch. We hit my favorite place in town — Rigazzi’s. We enjoyed St. Louis pizza, fried ravioli, provel cheese sticks, and of course, fishbowls! It was an extremely indulgent lunch and we loved every minute of it. 

The sun was blazing, but my gals appeased me for a picture. 

We had planned to head to the city museum, but the girls were not the least bit interested. They were hot and had their mind set on swimming. We went back to my dad’s house and he hopped in with them. We watched some golf while the girls swam the afternoon away. 

My dad brought out a bunch of pool toys for the girls. It kept them entertained for hours.