Our Weekend Getaway

Since this is my last weekend of Winter Break and will be until our vacation in March, we decided to take a trip to Minnesota.  We usually take a trip to Mall of America about once a year and since we just went to the Dells a few months ago,  this was our destination of choice.  We left Friday morning and although it had snowed the night prior,  the roads were plowed well enough to make the trip. Our friends, Travis and Tammy, and their 3 kiddos, Chloe, Carley, and Wyatt, joined.

The kids were a tad bit excited (and wild)!

We made our first stop at the much anticipated, Lego Land! While the boys and older girls had fun building, Bryleigh was playing on her "Teddy Bear" aka Travis!

The adults were even able to get a little too much  shopping in as well!  The kids were so well behaved  and  they even found some entertainment as they tagged along!

On Saturday afternoon, we enjoyed Nickelodeon Universe and went on a few rides. Since the lines were so long, we didn't make it on as many as we would have liked but that just means that we have left over tickets for the next time we head to MOA.

We ate lots of good food too! This was our first time at Kokomo's Island Cafe and the dining experience was fun!  It made me excited to be heading to Mexico in a few short months :)

But I think we all had the most fun back at the hotel, swimming!  Sometimes just being at a place to sleep that isn't Home is the best part :)

I'm so glad that I was able to de-stress a little bit before diving right back into work and school again this week!  We had a blast with our friends! Now if only we can keep this sickness to a minimum as we all have a respiratory sickness coming on :(