Saturday was a busy, fun-filled day at the pool and Mall of America. The kids had a great time in the hotel pool.....and we had two pool and two hot tubs all to ourselves!!!! There were a lot of college graduations and NO ONE was in the pool. It was wonderful! Kelly was in the pool at 10am......and didn't get out until 3pm when we were getting ready to take the 4pm shuttle to the Mall. Yes, she was in 5 hours!!! She only got out for 20 minutes to eat lunch that was brought to her in the pool area! What a life! Ben, Daniel, and Molly enjoyed the pool too. Molly actually did REALLY WELL! We kept her glasses on, and she got braver and braver throughout the day! The hotel had a shuttle to take and pick you up from the Mall of America....so it was nice to not have to worry about parking! The kids played at Legoland and met Dora & Diego AND Spongebob & Patrick too. All of those things were FREE too!!!! They even let you take your own pictures with the characters as well. We had a wonderful dinner at Rainforest Cafe!!! All the kids were great at dinner and were really interested in all the monkeys, animals, and the fact that it was raining while we ate! Oh, and did I mention they ALL ate well too!!!! AMAZING! After dinner, the older three kids were able to go on two rides. Molly was too little....and way past tired (two days in a row without a nap did her in)....so she got a Dora stuffed animal to snuggle with as the older kids rode a couple rides. Then back to the 8pm shuttle and bedtime! It was a great day!
The four older cousins.....putting their feet in the hot tub!
Ben (5.5), Kelly (4.5), Daniel (3.5), Molly (2)
Kelly is a little FISH in the water!!!
(My daughter after my heart!)
Uncle Brian with a train behind him in the pool.
Papa Michael and Molly kicking in the water.
(Papa couldn't get in the pool as he had surgery two days before we left.....on Monday he had a stint put in....but still came on the trip to see all his grand kids together!)
LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this picture!!!!
Molly is enjoying the water!
Molly kept walking up and down the steps....look how far she is in the water on her own!!! (...and she's smiling too!) I think it would have been a different story if I took her glasses off!
Molly & Mommy
My two girls!
Molly was the first one out of the pool.....so she was keeping an eye on Matthew!
Molly LOVES Dora.....well, Molly pretty much LOVES any character she knows.
(Elmo, Cookie Monster, Abby Cadabby, Big Bird, Zoe, Scooby Doo, Barney, Baby Bob, Dora, Diego, Spongebob, Curious George, Clifford, etc.)
Molly went right up to Dora and gave her a BIG HUG!!!
Both my girls giving Dora some love!
Dora & Diego with Ben, Kelly, and Molly.
(Daniel wouldn't go in to see them)
The kids with Spongebob & Patrick
Legoland.....another thing that's FREE & FUN!
Miss Molly had fun at the smaller tables that were just her size!
Kelly enjoyed building at the bigger tables with Ben!
RAIN FOREST CAFE!
Wow....I can honestly say this was the FIRST sit-down restaurant that BOTH my girls were good and well-behaved the ENTIRE MEAL....and they ATE really well too! Gotta love all the animal noises and things going on to keep the kids entertained!
Molly is exhausted....while the older three kids rode a couple rides, Molly snuggled with her new Dora and was happy in her stroller...until she fell asleep.
Uncle Brian took the kids on the log ride.
Kelly came out and said "That was so much fun!!!! There was a really scary part....but it was so fun and I got wet!!!!!)
The other kids ride they went on
Look at the smiles on Kelly & Ben!
In the hotel.....all smiles after a fun-filled day!
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