Monday
Day 1! I dropped the kids off at an Abrakadoodle Pirate Adventure Art Camp at Edina Community Ed in the morning and then ran a few errands. Picked up a new shoe rack for our entry way from the Container Store, among other things. The kids cried when I left them at art camp, but after a while, they calmed down and had fun. After art camp, we had lunch together at Noodles, then stopped at the public library. Sophie and Jack both got their first library cards! They checked out a few booked and played around on the computers. In the afternoon, Jack had his 3 year old well-child check-up at the doctor's office. Everything looks great, but like his big sister, he didn't do so well in the vision screening, so he'll be coming with us when we go to the eye doctor later this month.
Tuesday
Homemade pancakes for breakfast! I could get used to this :) Then we played "library storytime" in our living room. Later in the morning, we went to the Mall America for Toddler Tuesday, where we met a couple of Lalaloopsy characters.
Jennie and Tristan met us there and we had lunch together and then went on a few Nickelodeon Universe rides together.
After that, we went through the Lego store and then checked out the Disney Store before heading home. Doesn't Sophie look just like Boo from Monsters, Inc.?
Wednesday
This has been our most low-key day so far. I made homemade waffles and sausage for breakfast this morning. The kids went to Grandma's house for a couple of hours while I met my colleagues for lunch. We stopped at the mall for a bit and then headed over to my friend Patty's house for a play date with her kids. Sophie and Jack both had a fun time.
Jack's been potty training and it's been a different experience with him than we had with Sophie. He's actually started the process earlier, but he's not overly motivated, so we set an alarm every 60-90 minutes to remind him to go. He'll be rewarded with an outing to Nickelodeon Universe once he's fully potty trained and he's excited for that experience.
Thursday
Crepes for breakfast! We went to Como Zoo and Conservatory today. They had a Toddler Thursday event going on in the lobby area and the kids enjoyed playing with lots of musical instruments and doing arts and crafts projects. We thought the weather was going to be a bit warmer, so unfortunately, many animals were inside today.
We packed a picnic lunch and ate outside. I'm trying to get more ideas to pack for Sophie once she starts Kindergarten in the Fall.
It was nice to walk around the conservatory and see all of the pretty flowers and plants. The Sunken Garden area smelled lovely!
On the way home, we stopped by the park and played outside for a bit, until we got too cold from the wind.
Friday
We met Jennie at the Minnesota Children's Museum in the morning and then we went to Cosetta's for lunch-- YUM! The kids had fun playing at the different exhibits in the museum and we especially enjoyed the two new exhibits-- Dora the Explorer and Secrets of Circles.
Saturday
Made French toast for breakfast this morning and then we headed to the Mall of America for their free Saturday morning movies. Today, they were showing The Muppets. Sophie really enjoyed the movie and it was Jack's first time watching a movie in a theatre. In the beginning, he was wondering why they turned off the lights! We had lunch at the mall and then we all went on the log ride at Nickelodeon Universe. It was both Bryan and Jack's first time on the ride and we all had fun.
So I guess that's the end of Spring Break. It was so much fun and I loved spending time with the kids.
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