Minnesota: The Rest of the Story

We began our trip to MN renting a car for the first time in our lives (we're really adult now, aren't we?). The girls explored the luxurious trunk.

Balo and Celia picked up right where they left off. Their current schtick was looking out the window and yelling "WHOA! A Big Motorhome!"

There were a lot of stories told to lots of children in pajamas both before and after bed times.


We took the obligatory trip to Mall of America. Basically, it was just a giant super crowded mall without any clearance sections. Totally tiring and overrated. However, the kids did get to play a bit at Legoland. Celia met Kanani, the American Girl of the year 2011 at American Girl World and Balo met Cha Cha the frog from Rainforest Cafe.

On Monday when I was at the office, Tom took the girls to the Como Park Gardens and Zoo.




This is Celia demonstrating her ability to stand like a flamingo. This is a skill she learned in her ballet class.



This is Celia pretending to be a Polar Bear. Sabrina thinks it's pretty hilarious.

On the way home, both girls had to prove they could fit in the overhead compartment on the plane.

We had a great time!