The Minnesota Zoo meets the Millers

I'm sure you've all seen my many posts on the MN Zoo. We've been there lots of times. This was the first time the Millers went. And, the first time Arthur saw the bird show. He got to be a volunteer.

The grizzly bear exhibit is my favorite.

The camels choose to lay in this icky, murky water. Yuk!

I brought giant lollipops for all the kids. Unfortunately, Dave and Arthur ended up holding them half of the time.

Of course, we always have to check our wing spans!



Lake Elmo & The Millers

I'm not sure if anyone can understand Lake Elmo until they've seen it. At least noone from AL. In AL we don't have anything like it (that I'm aware of). There are lakes, don't get me wrong.....but not designed specifically for swimming. It was a beautiful day and I think everyone had a blast! Plus, its a cheap outing!

Haley was such a big help. She and Sawyer were always together.

Isn't he so cute? Sorry, I can't help myself.

Cuddling with Mom.

I thinkAunt Hot Lips (as the girls call her) wanted to be sure to get on the blog, so she took her own picture.

Ella is always ready to strike a pose! And, McKenna and Hayden (and Harrison too) were focused and set on building a sand city.

Uncle Waffle

Uncle Dave, or Uncle Waffle as the kids like to call him, rocked the baby to sleep!

Playing Animals

One night the kids just played like crazy with every stuffed animal they could get their hands on. We weren't sure what the game was exactly, but it required MANY stuffed animals. I guess you could call it a Cousin Fest, 2nd Generation.

Mall of America

There's lots to do at the Mall of America....so we spent a little bit of time at Nickelodeon Universe! The kids rode lots of rides....not Ella, she was a little skiddish without Mom riding with her. So, she had to stand by and watch the others have fun. She enjoys rides, usually...so maybe it was just a rough day for her.

We spent a little time around Lego Land as well.

Uncle Dave was fascinated (as we all were) by the giant wall of random little lego pieces.

And of course, we finished the day off with dinner at the Rainforest Cafe.

Sweet Baby Boy

The Science Museum of Minnesota

 We spent a lot of time at the Science Museum! What fun! That's the next place to get a membership, for us!!!! There were habitat exhibits, creation stations, invention labs, bacteria labs, a human anatomy floor, dinosaurs, light rooms, development experiments, and more....



The view from the balcony of the museum.




Haley and Sawyer



 The hand display was pretty gross. Ella and Hayden were pretty fascinated by it. There were examples of common bacterias/injuries to our hands and feet...



Hayden-examining the splinter
McKenna- trying to observe the nail fungus
Ella-picking at a wart
Haley, holding Sawyer-sitting on the layered scab




McKenna, playing in the light room.




Ella, weaving on a loom with strands of yarn that were dyed organically.




Hayden....doing the same...




 


Lynda and Dave




Lynda and Harrison in the lab discovering that hand soap is really the best agent for fight and killing bacteria.



Harrison and Ella



The museum



McKenna, Hayden and Ella