WARNING: This is extremely long!
Ben got a whole week off for Spring Break! It has been so much fun. First, we got a new car (a Honda Odyssey)! Thanks Daddy for giving in so that Cole and Mommy could have a van :) Then we took our new car to Minnesota:
We went to Como Park Zoo and Conservatory
Elise got to go swimming for the first time!
We spent a whole day at the Mall of America:
First stop was Legoland. Ben and Cole were in heaven, they could have played here all day!
Next stop was Nickelodeon Universe. Thanks to the Webbs we all got to ride a few rides!
Ellie was happy to stay in the stroller :)
A few rides was enough for us, then Mommy and kids hit the stores while Ben hung out in a flight simulator. Win-win for us all!
We spent the afternoon in the aquarium:
It was amazing to watch the sharks, stingrays, fish and turtles swim right over us!
Cole's favorite things were the jellyfish
As usual, our sweet girl was happy watching from the safety of her stroller
We thought it would be fun to go to the Rainforest Cafe for dinner. We lasted long enough for a few pics before Cole was too scared to stay any longer.
So much for that idea.
We hit the aquarium one more time after dinner, ran into IKEA!!!!, and then started for home about 9 pm. It was a really fun vacation...just what the doctor ordered!
After our fun little trip, it was time to get to business and find a new dryer. (Ours died last week) We spent a few days on Craigslist with no luck before we broke down and got brand spankin' new ones!!! I know, I am spoiled :)
We also spent a day at the Incredible Pizza Company. It was a blast, but our camera battery was dead so we didn't get any pics. We will just have to go back :)
Today we went to an Easter egg hunt downtown. It was kind of ghetto, but hey a hunt is a hunt. Cole and Ellie had fun, and that's all that matters.
Cole found his two cute friends to hunt with :)
We were in desperate need of a break from school, and this week has hit the spot. Thanks to our tax return we were able to play and buy all week! It will be hard to send Ben back to school on Monday :( We will have to start another countdown until summer.
2 comments:
looks like FUN!!!! ellie's cheeks are way too cute tearsa. i especially love them because that's exactly what i looked like as a baby:) what can i say? i pound on the weight in the face. cute kiddos, i'm so glad you had a little vaca from school. so refreshing.
Oh man, Tearsa! What a blast! I'm so glad you guys got to spend some time together. Sometimes you just have to get away. Thank heavens for tax returns! Great Pictures!
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