Drew's parents arrived Thursday night but met up with us Friday morning for our next adventure. I'm not sure they knew what they were getting themselves into. We were "staycation" pros at this point. We all hopped into the same car and headed to a Tiger Sanctuary in St. Genevieve, MO. The drive went by much faster because Mimi and Paw Paw were with us. Once we arrived we took a tour of the grounds and learned about each tiger. They were not very active and I was worried the kids would consider this trip a FAIL but as we were leaving one of the tigers started pulling around a tractor tire and got in his pool. An interesting fact we learned about tigers is that when they get in water they always leave one paw dry. This tiger did exactly that. Very intriguing!
From there we headed to...the wineries! Our first stop was Crown Valley where we enjoyed a delicious lunch and bottle of wine. Memory from this winery: After Matthew finished off the fruit, the chef let us know they were soaked in wine. Matthew didn't hear this conversation and said, "The taste all over these grapes is VERY good!"
We then went on to another winery, Chaumette. This winery was BEAUTIFUL! It was very French AND there was a wine tasting for $5. Luckily the kids didn't ask me what my favorite even was during our staycation:). Matthew's quote during this outing, "Mom, at 10:00, there is a water tasting."
The trip home was very peaceful and the scenery was nice. Once we arrived home I could tell the kids were done. Drew was wanting to continue the day with dinner at a pub down the street. I knew this could potentially be a disaster...Matthew proved me right. Sorry about the chaotic dinner Mimi and Paw Paw, we learned our lesson! Other than that, it was the perfect day.
Love the pic of you and Drew!
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