Our Summer Vacation

Our family went to Minneapolis at the end of July/Beginning of August. Mom and Dad were a little worried about how I would do in the car that long - it's about a 4 - 4 1/2 hour drive but I surprised them and did AWESOME both on the way up and back.

We stayed at a hotel with a "waa-er park" (Water park). I wasn't too sure about all of the splashing, spraying and shooting water at first but it didn't take too long for me to warm up to it. Once I did I couldn't get enough! I never did really like the water spraying in my face but I did like to sit in the water around the water play set and splash. I also liked to sit on a tube and have Daddy pull me around the wave pool, or to float around with him on the lazy river.

We also went to the Mall of America and we got to see Ninja Turtles. I was pretty excited to "see turtles".
We had lunch at The Rainforest Cafe. Cohen had been there before when he went on his birthday trip so he picked to go there again since I hadn't been there. I liked seeing the monkeys and fish in there.

I also liked playing with the Duplos at the Lego Store. They also had some Bubble Guppies pictures in the Nickelodeon Universe area. I even got to get a Bubble Guppies shirt!

Our family spent a lot of time in the water park. Enough that Mom and Dad thought I would be wiped out and read to sleep. I did the first night since I hadn't napped at all but the second night I was WOUND UP! I was in my pack and play, Cohen was in his bunk bed, Mom and Dad were in bed, lights were out and I was being so silly making them all laugh. I'd say, "Dad. Dad.....Dad! Watch THIS, Dad !" Then they'd hear a thud and I'd say, "I jump!" I did that over and over. Then I was talking about alligators and then I started counting." Finally I went to sleep.

Our last day in Minnesota we went to the Minnesota Children's Museum. We all went last summer too but obviously I was just a baby so I played in the baby room then but that was about it. This year I could do so much more. I loved the water room and playing in the bubbles.

All in all our family had a fun time together doing things we don't get to do all the time. It was great!

Daddy giving me a tour of the water play area.

Cohen, Daddy and I playing in the water.

In the wave pool! Mom took these from the balcony of our hotel room.

Cohen and I playing on the bunk beds in our hotel room.

Splashing in the water in the fort area. 

Mommy and I playing in the water. 

A water slide just my size!

These animals were my favorite! I would ask to "see bears".
Lucky for Dad and Mom we could see them from the balcony of our
hotel room too. ;) 

Playing in the bubbles at the Children's Museum.