Ninth Annual PIG Trip

Six little piggies went to St. Louis.

The seventh piggy had to stay home :(

These little piggies laughed, ate, and shopped.

These little piggies had fun.

Then they went wee, wee, wee all the way home.

Missouri Botanical Gardens in St. Louis

Connie playing the roll of the queen.

Are those PIGS riding on sheep?

It's hard to tell which flowers are the prettiest.

Blueberry Hill

How many PIGS will fit in a photo booth--apparently 5 with only 3 actually showing in the pic.

Rooftop at our hotel

And after that, Debbi can win the backbend contest

Historic St. Charles, Mo.

Cindy peeks out from under chairs and packages in the third seat

after a day shopping with Carol, Deb, and Marcy more comfortable.

Pi (the math sign, not the food) Pizza in Delmar in the Loop

Marcy thinking we might need these since

we might not be able to fit everything and everyone in the car

to announce the location of trip number 10 in 2010, let's review

Years 1, 2, and 3 in Nashville, Tennessee with side trips to Franklin and lots of shopping

Years 4, 5, and 6 in Chicago, Illinois right along Michigan Avenue including a train ride to Michigan City to shop at an outlet mall the first year and some went to plays every year.

Years 7 and 8 in St. Charles, Illinois at the historic Baker Hotel providing transportation to all locations including the train station for a short ride to Chicago for the day and to the Outlet Mall in Aurora for good shopping. Notice the common thread here?

Year 9 was this year to St. Louis with trips to the Missouri Botanical Gardens, Historical St. Charles (we are considering doing a tour of cities named St. Charles since the 2 we have been to have been very nice), and surely you can guess..........shopping.

DRUM ROLL, PLEASE

The tentative plan for year 10 will be a return to St. Charles, Illinois with a train ride into Chicago for a day and a trip to the Aurora outlet mall. All our trips have been fun filled and full of laughter, but the serenity of the Baker Hotel with its lovely outdoor dining and convenient transportation provided by Lee bring very relaxing times. Add the outstanding Outlet Shopping, and easy transport into Chicago for a day, and you have reason for a repeat visit.

Year 11 will be decided later, but year 12 may be NYC to celebrate a milestone birthday