Minnesota Zoo

The Minnesota Zoo is beautiful and of course no matter where we go we have to go to the zoo. Its so pretty it is actually nicer than Brookfield, but they don't have quite as many animals. They have beautiful habitats for the animals and the surroundings are nice.

The otters were too cute.

Miss Molly

Mommy and Matthew

Bo bo, Molly, Nine, and Matthew

Matthew

Matthew in the zoo playground.

Mommy, Daddy, Matthew

Whoa horsey

Farmer Matthew and Molly

Matthew using a barn door

They had the most adorable 8 day old piglets. I have lots of pictures of them

Chicken

Silly Molly

Bo bo and Molly with the buffalo. Matthew said these are Molly's favorite animal.

Matthew and a leopard

Molly sleeping at the zoo

Playing in some fossils

Pretty fun area to run around in

Daddy and Matthew acting like bears

Aquarium at the Mall

There is an aquarium right in the mall. Its a lot smaller than the Shedd but its really cool. Molly loved it. You got a pass all day so we went back twice and saw some new things the 2nd time around. Molly as a crab.

Matthew, Mommy, and Daddy

Mommy, Molly, Matthew, & Daddy

Watching the sharks go above them.

Sea turtle

Nine, Molly, Bo bo, and Matthew

Daddy & Matthew in the huge tank area you walk under

Molly and Nine through the tank.

Fascinated by the sea horses.

She loved the jelly fish. There was a really neat room where the jelly fish were in tanks with colored lights that changed and it was all dark except for the tanks changing colors.

Molly & Mommy

Matthew

Swimming at the Hotel

We had a pretty nice kids' pool in our hotel and the kids love swimming. We probably spent over 2 and half hours in the pool.

Matthew used his water wings for the first time, and he said he was a man. Since he could swim now without help.

Molly loves the water just like her big brother.

She'll float on her back, stomach, kick her legs, move her arms.

Bo bo, Molly, Matthew, Daddy

Bo bo and Matthew squirting each other

Miss Molly and Daddy

He did the slide all by himself

Mall of America/Nickelodeon Universe

We went to Minnesota and the Mall of America last week from Wednesday thru Saturday. Here are some pictures from the Mall of America. We had a great time and when Matthew heard they had a huge Lego store he didn't know what to do. It is all he talked about seeing.

Make this your motto to live by

Bo bo & Matthew meet Spongebob, I question whether Bo bo knew who Spongebob was.

One of the cool things they built out of Legos. I took a lot of pictures. Hey Matthew has to have some ideas.

Molly with her American Girl purchase.

Molly in an American Girl Hat

Matthew & Nine on the Ferris Wheel. How cool is an amusement park in a mall, plus its all based on Nickelodeon shows.

Daddy and Matthew in a tiny car

Matthew & Bo bo on the swings

Daddy & Matthew in Patrick & Spongebob hats.

Daddy and Pablo

Mommy, Matthew, and Tasha

Matthew & Austin

Bo bo (Woody), Matthew (Buzz Lightyear) & Lego Woody

Matthew & Lego Woody