Twin Cities Road Trip (February 2016)

In honor of the kid's "winter break"  we decided to trek over to MN for a few days of fun in the Cities.  We stayed in a hotel room poolside, which suited our three little fishes.. I mean, kids, ate at our favorite restaurant in the area, went to the Mall of America (the kid's first experience there), and stopped at IKEA.  You will notice there are no pictures of IKEA because at the point in the trip mletdowns were prevalent. 

I happened to come across a blog post by MinneMama Adventures on "Kid Friendlifying the Mall Of America" and it was a huge hit with my kids and made navigating the mall with kids in tow super helpful.  I may have printed it out and carried it around the mall with me.  It was all I could do to not bring a pen and check each item off the list!  A fantastic time was had by all!  We love visiting the Twin Cities. 

Best Western Hotel Lobby- let the fun begin!

This girl LOVES to swim! 

Late night snack sharing in bed

Best Black Bean Burger and PB Burger you will find!

Our little artist

Abby Girl sure loves her Daddy!

MOA stop #1- The Aquarium (free stuff)

The America Doll Store (which Ethan refused to go in but clearly got over it pretty quickly)

Ninja Turtle Statues at Nickelodeon Universe

Peeps Store stop = free samples galore

Lunch break!

Lego Land!!!!

He needed a stool

Watching the princesses appear in the Disney Store mirror