Day Four in Minnesota

Another early morning where it was just Chloe and me having breakfast together.  She took advantage of the fact that her brother was still sleeping and snagged his Cookie Crisp cereal.

The kids played out in the driveway for a little while and Owen had fun skating in my rollerblades again.

Then we went to the House of Bounce so the kids could burn off some energy.

This was a fun one that you strap yourself into a vest tethered to the back and then run as fast as you can before it snaps you back.

You hold onto a little velcro pack to put on the median to compare to the person on the other side to see who made it farther.  Chloe had problems with her vest and didn't have a velcro pack to hold onto, both of which caused a few tears of frustration.

Love the girl child's flying hair!

Chloe tried climbing on Jacob's Ladder, but it kept turning over and she would fall.  That was a hard one to balance on...I didn't see any other kids make it across the whole ladder without falling.

We met Grandma Vicki and long-time family friends Jim and Nancy Barber out for lunch at Applebee's.  It was very nice seeing them and catching up.

After naptime, we drove into downtown Rochester for another retirement celebration for Grandma Vicki. 

Grandma Vicki is really good friends with Joelle and is planning on giving Joelle her old Ford Focus once she buys her new Mazda M3.  She is very excited about both of these car plans.

It was a little chilly sitting outside and the kids were glad to have their sweatshirts to wear.  Chloe was also pleased with herself for snagging the tassly toothpick from Owen's cheeseburger.