We were lucky enough to take a little vacation 4th of July weekend. We went up to the Minnesota and The Mall of America....The Lego Store was a big hit! Al even found something he couldn't live without. He's really just a big kid.
We didn't ride rides in Nickelodeon Universe cuz we were headed to ValleyFair, but Casey wanted to meet SpongeBob.
It was the first time we'd been to the aquarium in the Mall.
There was one spot where they actually got to touch under water creatures. Fun!
The jellyfish were with lights that changed colors. I had a hard time taking pics because there wasn't quite enough light.
Nemo....
The kids named this one "Mr. Lips" The really cool sharks and sea turtles weren't cooperating for pictures!
We made a stop at Hooters for.... wings...Of course! What else??
Hooters had hula hoops to entertain the kids...I guess I am a big kid too. But Emily said, "Mom, you have to move your hips." I asked, "Well, what was I moving?" She said, "I don't know, but please stop!" Oh, Emily!
Emily can obviously move her hips, her arm, her neck, etc. She's got it goin' on!
This was my favorite part of the tour of the Schell Brewery. The tour was interesting, the grounds and gardens were beautiful, but the peacocks...Amazing!
We went to Valley Fair, too and Emily and Carter got to ride roller coasters for the first time. I didn't take my camera because of rides like the Wave! Casey wasn't tall enough for the roller coasters but they had a special section called Planet Snoopy filled with rides and activities for his age/height! One of our fav parts was Snoopy's Playhouse. It was a big room filled with little foamy rubber balls. You had vacuum tubes to suck up the balls and put them in yellow mesh bags, then you could shoot the balls out of guns on the top floor, or dump them in canons, float them on air, etc. It was a blast for our whole family. We probably played in there for over an hour!
We had a lovely campsite and campground. One morning we went and did crafts. The kids and I made KOA tie dyed shirts and they painted wooden crafts, too!!
The last day we had s'mores for breakfast...well, the kids did. Al and I baked in the Dutch Oven!
There was time spent playing Legos. Happy 4th of July!
Here's and origami $5 Emily gave to Al...his change from the bundle of firewood.
We had such a great time together, relaxing and playing and enjoying each other! It was great to get away! Everyone should try it!
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Thanks for sharing! I think that roasted marshmallow is a wonderful photo! You'll have to do something with it.
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