Ben & Gabe's Great St. Louis Arch Adventure.....

One Saturday in February Abby had a Winter guard competition in Highland. Her competitions were at 8am and 5pm...do you think Brian, Ben & Gabe (and me) would sit in a high school gym and watch dance, flag and pom pom teams all day....NO! Since we were so close to St. Louis we decided to pass some of the time and take Ben and Gabe to (and up) the Arch. They have been to the Arch but never up in it....Some of the photos got out of order....

Gabe looking out and seeing Busch stadium..... Ben & Gabe in a "mock pod"....the kind that you ride in to the top of the Arch....

Outside the Arch.....

Looking up......

Me and Brian at the top of the Arch.....I like this photo!

Ben at the top.....

Now Gabe at the top.....He looks excited, doesn't he?

View out to the city, including Busch Stadium.....

Brian pointing out points of interest......

Gabe standing next to the Arch.....

Here is Ben next to the Arch too......love the reflection of the photo.....

Inside the pod going up (or down, can't remember!) Ben was video taping the whole trip!

Here are the steps you need to climb after taking the pod to the top.....

Ben again video taping the top.....

This is a view of the Arch from the car.....

Walking away from the Arch.....it was a beautiful winter day......

The "token" boys with the Arch photo.....

We had been noticing ALOT of Park Rangers around the Arch grounds, never before seen that many but we finally found out why.....A Right to Bear Arms Rally on the steps of the Arch...Hey...the boys first protest rally!!! LOL

Brian's creative photo of me and the boys......

We finished the Arch, headed to Fairview Heights for some lunch at Olive Garden and some shopping and back to Highland and still had to sit about an hour to wait for her next routine! This was the first time we just had Ben and Gabe to ourselves like this and it was really nice to give them each alot of one on one time....