Larry and Maddox's Birthday

This post is long overdue, I have been putting it off knowing it would take forever to upload the photos. The Sunday after we had Maddox's birthday party we decided to head to Fairview Heights and go to Monkey Joe's. Some friends of ours had been there recently and said their kids had a blast so we decided to go do something "different". The boys LOVED Monkey Joe's, but after 2 1/2 hours we decided to head into St. Louis...it had been raining all morning and the sun decided to come out around 3:00 or so. We headed to the zoo for just a couple hours and hit some of our favorite spots. After the zoo closed, we headed to the turtle playground just across the interstate. We didn't realize it was there, but because of the detour due to construction we stumbled across it. It was simple, but fun. Then, we were headed home and decided to find a spot to eat. We turned around and headed back to The Melting Pot. Larry suggested it...I thought it was a great idea and hoped the boys would like it. They did enjoy it so I'm glad we went.

I forgot to mention we ate at Hooter's for lunch. Have I mentioned Larry's fav place to eat is indeed Hooter's. He claims it's for their wings...
Gavin pushing his balloon away because he was NOT Bridget's boyfriend!

One of the huge blow-ups at Monkey Joe's...there were 4 different ones and a little area for toddlers too.

Zoo photos...I love the butterflies!

Turtle playground

The Melting Pot...this was our first course...cheese fondue with veggies and bread

3rd course...the meat...lobster, shrimp, filet mignon, pork, steak, chicken, etc....

Dessert...with chocolate fondue for the dipping! Mmmmmmmm! The birthday boy showing us his muscles after eating SOOO MUCH food!

We are glad we took off and headed there for a short trip...it was definitely worth it!