ERT16 Day 09

Today we packed up our camping stuff and traveled to our next stop: St. Louis, Missouri. That was a five-hour drive, but we decided to break it up with lunch, miniature golf, and lazer tag along the way. That was a lot of fun. It was the kids' first time doing that, and mommy and daddy's first time since I was pregnant with Justin (I went into labor about 12 hours later).

The kids were quick to point out that hotel in St. Louis (Clayton Plaza Hotel) was "fancy!" Marble floors and counters everywhere, grand piano in the lobby, heated indoor / outdoor pool, game room (with throwback games like frogger and pac-man). Definitely a step up from our usual hotel stops. Speaking of which, a funny thing happened. The hotel oversold their 2 room suites, so (since we didn't list the kids on our reservation) they thought they'd be doing us a favor by upgrading us to the honeymoon suite... complete with a heart-shaped jacuzzi, and a California king bed. Once we checked in with three kids in tow, they realized that they missed the honeymoon by a few months. I don't have much of a choice but to make due for tonight (which isn't terrible... the room is super spacious) but my guess is that tomorrow we'll switch to more family friendly digs.