Minnesota bound

After Kaitlyn made her trip to Michigan, then Minnesota, she came home for less than a week to turn around and go back to Minnesota! We were already planning a trip to Minnesota to meet our new nephew, Levi. She was lucky to get to see him twice! She's a trooper and traveled well :)

passing the time :)

breakfast at the hotel

put the camera away....

it's early!

cheerios in a coffee cup makes for a great noise maker!

one last stop before arriving at Uncle Tim's and Aunt Amy's!

DAIRY QUEEN!!!!!

 When we arrived, we unloaded, moved some car seats around, and got back in the car to go to dinner.

boys in one car

girls (and Levi) in the other

Awake! Sweet boy :)

Levi fell asleep on the way to dinner, all the kids were looking "under the hood" at him

sleepy boys

Jazz concert on the lake

brothers

Jacob took a picture of himself, LOL

Levi, showing off his muscles while he sleeps

giving Levi a kiss

Micah had to give him one too

Kaitlyn LOVED holding Levi

cuddling with Aunt Kim :)

it's a beautiful day for lunch outside!

"Mama, Can I hold baby Levi?"

Warning!!! Precious videos ahead!!!

This may cause watery eyes, and lots of "awwwww" sounds. 

 

 Now that you have dry eyes, you can see our little adventure to the Mall of America!

zooming the stroller at high speeds to see inside

4 floors, 400 stores, amusement park, theater, and food court.... 20 years and going strong!

4 strollers, 4 adults should make for an easy trip

I hear the screaming for those sales!

Legoland!

look out for the dragon

walking through the park

Aunt Amy and Hannah

these must have taken a lot of hours to build....

two floors tall.... wow!

play time for Levi

Cake for Uncle Tim!!!

bubbles!

Happy Birthday, Tim!

 We went for a walk around one of the (many) lakes in the area. It was SUCH a beautiful night!

We got to wear SWEATSHIRTS in August!!

boys....

and their toys....

 Monday, it was off to the Como Zoo

do you see the Monkey in the tree?

PERFECT weather for a picnic!

Here's where we will find some real animals

Can  you see the Zebra?

the kids looking at the Polar Bear!!

what do we see here?

Giraffes!

Lion!

Tiger!

We had so much fun in Minnesota. We will definitely be going back soon! Thanks to Tim and Amy for having us! It was a great way to end our summer!


This was from our trip home:

Double Rainbow on our way home :)