Pool Time...

We spent most of our free time enjoying the hotel pool. Benjamin loves to swim and play in the water for hours! Ada enjoys the water too. Both kids miss swimming in the pool. Benjamin is a little daredevil when it comes to playing in the pool. He likes to jump off the deep end of the pool towards his daddy and his uncles. Every once in a while Benjamin would sneak off and go into the hot tub to warm up his feet. He would then come out and say that his feet feel better. Benjamin and Ada liked to chase each other around in the pool and would also play bumper floaties.

Where's Benjamin?

Minnesota Zoo

We spent a few hours at the Minnesota Zoo. The zoo was fun and the kids really enjoyed looking at all the animals but the weather was cold and windy! I couldn't believe how cold it was because the weather was really nice the day before. We walked the entire zoo and checked out all the animals. It was so nice to get out as a family and take in a few sites.

Seahorses

I just had to share a picture of the seahorses that Ada and I thought were so neat!

Stare Down...

Benjamin was entranced with this alligator. The alligator seemed just as entranced looking at Benjamin! The alligator almost looks like he is standing but his head looks like he is laying down. Such an eerie sight! Thank goodness we don't have any of them around here!

Benjamin

Make a Smilebox scrapbook

Happy 3rd Birthday Benjamin! We love you very much! Mommy, daddy, and Ada enjoy spending every day with you!

Underwater Adventures

Since we were going to be in the Cities for Craig & Steph's wedding we took a couple of days and enjoyed a mini family vacation. One of the places we went to was Underwater Adventures in the Mall of America. The admission was a little steep but it was pretty neat. Benjamin enjoyed looking at the alligators and at the sharks. Ada and I liked looking at the seahorses. Dave enjoyed watching the expressions on Benajmin and Ada's face. Just watching Benjamin and Ada take it all in, ask questions, or get excited was so worth it for us to go there. Our ticket was good all day so we ended up going through it twice! There was an area where the kids could climb up the ship and pretend that they were sailors by looking through the telescope. Dave and the kids had a good time playing together in the play area. The area that mom thought was very neat was the hands-on area. We were able to touch stingrays, sharks, and other fish.

These are just a few snapshots from our trip to Underwater Adventures