Big City Adventure

We finally did it...what you may ask? Well we made the trek down to Minneapolis for a visit with the Rohrers. It was a solid 5 hour drive plus rest stops...and with a toddler and pregnant lady in the car (me) we had to make a few ;) but it was so worth it...and I can't say how welcome a sight two lane highways and criss-crossing freeways were...and I don't recall hearing ANY TRAINS all weekend! The weather wasn't super cooperative, but that didn't stop us from enjoying big city life and great company to their fullest. So here are a few of our adventures...


Kristy offered to watch Ethan in the morning so we could go to the temple which was fantastic...the morning was rough, which tried to deter me from going, but in the end even a burnt thumb (who knew the frosting on a poptart could melt of and get stuck to your finger?)  and bad attitude can't take away a single ounce of beauty from a temple experience! It was wonderful! Thanks Kristy!

First sightseeing adventure was the famous Mall of America! IT WAS HUGE! and I'm not just saying that because we live in a town of 200 outside the big town of 6500- this was a really big mall by any standard, and we were thoroughly impressed!

He looks so innocent...HA

Yes we bough a  "leash" for our son...to prevent those split second breakaways toddlers are so famous for...and he actually loves it! He thinks it is the funniest thing, besides his Dad's singing ;)

A puppy leash for our human "pup"

The famous cherry on the spoon sculpture...yes we had to be good tourists and take the classic Minneapolis tourist picture

We went to Red Robin for lunch on Saturday which may not be a super big deal for some people, but for us it was HUGE! We only have a few places to eat in International Falls, and most of them are just local places not chains so they are either great or terrible- we've had a little of both- so a great burger chain was just what we needed!

The two boys were hysterical...Carter is a FANTASTIC eater and Ethan is....well he's not so it was funny to watch as Carter ate and Ethan played, and we tried to give Ethan french fries, I mean who doesn't like french fries...but he wasn't interested, so Carter ate his too ;)

Ethan was also in toy heaven at the Rohrer's house because they were all new to him. They played pretty well together and it was super cute to watch them follow each other around the house just toddling...and they even worked out a way to play with toys at the same time...see for yourself...

Carter just hasn't realized he got the raw end of this deal! lol 

The weekend was just a ton of fun, we enjoyed late nights getting destroyed at card games and Settlers of Catan, and fun outings in the city. The boys did pretty well overall even though their nap schedules got thrown off a bit! What troopers! Thanks again Dalan and Kristy for a great weekend!