Meet Me In St. Louis Roadtrip - Day 5: St. Louis ZOO

I believe we got a late start on Day 5 - but we met Caroline's friend, Ellen at Jilly's for lunch.  Jilly's is known for their fabulous cupcakes.  This was my first time to try one and it did not disappoint!  YUM!

After lunch, we headed to the St. Louis Zoo.  Again, a favorite place of ours growing up.  It is a FREE zoo and has much to offer.  The only downside was that it was over 100 degrees and we were hot and tired....so we didn't stay too long.

The train is always a big hit and allows a break to cool down a bit!

Madden thought the flamingos were really cool - and thought he could try to stand like one!  :)

Push pops were discovered on this trip - Madden loves them and now our freezer at home is stocked with them!

Trying to stay cool....

After about 2 hours in the heat, we were DONE!  We decided to head to Cunettos for an early dinner.  Amazing italian food on The Hill.  Ben happened to be wearing a tank top that day - and tank tops were not allowed at Cunettos.....so he had to put on a white XXL t-shirt....wish I had taken a picture!  At least we got to stay and eat there.

After dinner, we dropped Ben/Dad off to watch another Cardinal game and then Madden crashed in the car for the evening, so we drove around a bit - before ending with one last Ted Drewes treat!  :)