St. Louis Zoo

We made a quick trip to St. Louis (less than 24 hours) on Saturday after I finished working my last baseball game of the season.  I had a bachelorette party to go to Saturday night so we decided to make an event out of it and all go down then go to the zoo on Sunday.  Karl and Ally enjoyed some time at the pool while I went out with friends.  Ally slept on the pull out mattress on the floor and did great.  Sunday we got moving and went to the zoo around 10:30am.  There was a race going on in the morning so we didn't want to get there too early and fight that crowd.  It was $15 to park but admission to the zoo is free. 

The zoo itself is huge! We started with Ally in her stroller and she went back and forth between the stroller and walking.  It was hot but there was a lot of shade and a few indoor things to do.  We saw a girl get soaked inside the penguin exhibit which was pretty funny.  It was feeding time and she was standing right by the edge of the tank and the penguin got its food then jumped into the water sending a huge splash onto her and her friends.  Ally loves animals of all kinds so she was just taking it all in.  Some were hard to see because of the heat, most were hiding under trees or close to the rocks.  We ate lunch, walked around with some ice cream to see the rest of the zoo then headed back to the car around 2:30.  Minimal whining from Ally and she passed out soon after we got on the highway.  We definitely would recommend the St. Louis Zoo and go back again.  Enjoy some pictures from our day: