Valleyfair

Bumblebees. . .

Cars. . .

To celebrate our 8th Anniversary, we spent the day at Valleyfair!!!! With kids :) It was actually a REALLY FUN DAY! The kids were best buds. . .no one argued. . there was hardly any lines. . it was great weather. . .and tons of rides the kids could go on!!!! The Mild Thing rollercoaster was by far the favorite. . .they probably went around it close to 100 times. . .

They tried out both the front seat and the back seat. They'd raise their arms in the air until they got close to the top and then they'd hold on tight and wave. They had HUGE SMILES the whole time. . .LOVED. IT!!

The 2nd favorite was definitely the frog hopper. . .They rode it until they were so tired they just hung over the bar. . .Trey was very fond of the fishy ride. . .So was Porter until the worker told him how to get on and off using the stairs instead of just climbing in. . .we love you Porter. . .The Rockin Tugboat we could all ride on. . .

Our menu for the day consisted of Funnel Cake, Mini Donuts, and Cotton CandyTruckin along. . .Porter was thrilled that he got to drive Bumper Cars. . .

The kids just kept going on rides, even when they looked exhausted. . .Trey took a midday nap in the stroller, but the minute he woke up he wanted on another ride. . .

We spent the night in the "anniversary suite" at Jenny and Jeds. . .they even got us a Costco cake :) Thanks!I would highly recommend it (on a weekday)! Very fun way to spend the day as a family!Happy 8th Anniversary GooF! After all these years. . .we've still got it :) Oh, and did I mention we thought our DVD player was broken on the way home?! Thankfully, and miraculously, it began to work again.

1 Grammy, 3 sisters, and 2 girl cousins. . .on a girls trip!

My mom, sisters and I take a girls trip every summer. . .this year we brought just Ainsley and Taetum along with us. First stop. . mcdonalds. . . Thanks to our husbands for giving us some girl time! GooF packed up the boys and went to his moms house, and my sisters husband took their little guy to his moms house :) Thanks Gramma Becky! The destination this yr was Auntie Jenny's new house in MN! She had it all ready for us. . .juiceboxes, fruit snacks and even a barbie house :)

The girls said every part was their favorite part! We really enjoyed the childrens museum where the girls got to play store, cooking, etc. . .

and where they got to paint their own face. . .Taetums green face paint eyeshadow and her name on her forehead still make me laugh. . .At the childrens museum they got to go through a giant anthill. . .thanks to Auntie Stephy for crawling through it with them. . .And they enjoyed playing in the sand on the rooftop. . .so did I :)Experiencing life in the big city!!We ate at Rainforest Cafe. . .and Ainsley fell off her chair, hitting her head :( Thanks God for watching over her!

We explored the Mall of America. . .

Thanks Auntie Jenny for treating us at the Disney store, and Grammy for treating us on the rest of the trip :)We went to underwater adventures. . .And just enjoyed some girl time!!! Auntie Jenny had create your own ice cream sundaes for us after our busy day!
On our way home, we did some shopping at the outlet mall, for clothes for the girls for kindergarten!!!!