Hi, we're the Mannings! We got married just before COVID hit and life's been crazy ever since. We have had a set of identical twin boys, who have sadly passed due to medical issues, a red-headed demon-child of a toddler (whom we adore), and an infant baby girl who loves to eat. Our hypoallergenic fur baby completes the madness and make our hearts full. We have chosen not to put pictures of our kiddos on our page, but chances are good you will see at least one of them during self-pickup/drop off through our bay window.

We live in a really nice, safe neighborhood right off two of the major highways. We are happy to accommodate self-pickups for free, since they are so easy for us to work around. We are centrally located about 25 minutes from everywhere in the St. Louis area, which means our delivery fees are pretty low since we don't have to drive too far.

We are happy to hand out recommendations for local places to visit and eat. Here are our top favorites across the area:

To Entertain The Kids: Best for Under 2

St. Louis Zoo (free)

Suson Park (free)

Grants Farm (free)

Children's Garden at the Botanical Garden ($$)

Play Street Museum ($$)

CItygarden waterworks (free)

To Entertain The Kids: Best for 2-6

All of the above, plus-

The Science Center (free)

The Museum of Transportation ($)

The Magic House ($$)

Lone Elk Park + Wild Bird Sanctuary (free)

Turtle Playground (free)

Forest Park Nature Playscape (free)

To Entertain The Kids: Best for 6+

All those above, plus-

The City Museum ($$)

Six Flags ($$$)

Laumier Sculpture Park (free)

The Muny Theater ($)

Things we were only okay with: The Arch, The Aquarium/Union Station

Things that resulted in sick kids regularly: The Play Street Museum, The Magic House. Both super fun, though

For Date Night (No Kids):

Papa Franke's ($$$) - Italian

Fountain on Locust ($) - American + Cocktails + Ice Cream

Charlie Gitto's on the Hill ($$) - Italian

Salvage Yard ($) - Pizza

Citizen Kane's ($$$) - Steaks

Olive + Oak ($$$) - American

Pad Thai St. Louis ($) - Thai

Meals With The Kids:

Pappy's / Bogarts or Sugarfire Smokehouse (BBQ)

Ted Drew's Frozen Custard

The Soda Fountain

Imo's Pizza

Sauce on The Side (Calzones)

The Boathouse in Forest Park (breakfast)

Fitz's (American + craft sodas)

Dewey's Pizza

Mission Taco

Rooster (breakfast, lunch)

The Shack / The Barn (breakfast)

Stacked (American)

Texas Roadhouse (steak) - very close to our location

Crown Candy has *amazing* food and treats, and is kid friendly, but is in a very unsafe area. Worth it for the experience, but make sure you don't leave anything in your car and park/stay where the people are.