Grumpys again!!!
Today, we were woken up at 6am by the lovely sound of V’s voice which we are going to miss dearly… we had a nice nap and woke up as we were driving through Kansas City! Maddi was excited when we saw the Chiefs stadium because she likes Patrick Mahomes! (Ooooh)
We ate our delicious breakfast of yogurt with granola and bananas before hitting our next stop! Our next stop was at the great Wally World the cooks shopped for our lunch and dinner while others got snacks and drinks. We all loaded back on the bus and ate a delicious lunch of turkey or ham wraps and pretzels. We then were headed towards the arch...YAY!
We drove around trying to find a spot to park which took a while due to some lots being closed off for a Cardinal's game.
We all unloaded and went for a walk towards the Mississippi River for the second time of this trip!!! Getting to the lobby, the boys decided to see how many people they could fit inside the mock tram car. In case you were wondering, they fit 9 people! We broke up into groups of 5 (because that's all that can really fit in the trams) and went through what was like TSA at the airport ( somedays we wish we could be using an airport instead of these long driving days)!
Our groups of 5 were staggered with about 30 people going up at 3:30pm, 30 people going up at 3:40pm, and the rest of us following shortly after! 630 feet later, we unloaded our trams and got to look out over the city of St. Louis and the Mississippi River! We took tons of photos in our 15 minutes at the top. After seeing the sights, we all went to the gift shop and bought souvenirs and to the cafe to buy food and ice cream.
Before leaving, the counselors wanted to continue a tradition from their trip...making a "TWB" out of us! We also made an outline of the USA!!!
We hiked back to the bus and loaded up for the final stretch of the day to the campsite #letsroll
When we got there, the staff got us off the vehicles and lined us up...competition time!! This competition was fun, but even funnier to watch. We chose a member from our group that the rest of us had to run into and pop a balloon! We blew them up and began!!! It was quite entertaining for all of us.
To end the day, we unpacked and the cooks started making breakfast for dinner which consisted of french toast sticks, hashbrowns, and sausage!! #yummyinmytummy
We practiced our lovely singing voices with a short sing-along (we know you miss hearing us sing but don’t worry you will hear it soon enough). Journaling and showers filled up the rest of the night until lights out!
Tomorrow, we will be rolling into Kentucky. Churchill Downs here we come!! Getting closer and closer back home.
XOXO see you soon - The Grumpys
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5 looks more comfortable than 9 |
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| Look at our map! |
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| Research lady #1: Gia |
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| Research lady #2: Leslie |
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Competition ready       |
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| Bo popping the balloons |
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| Matthew and Hunter were successful |
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| The forgotten shoe |
