Mall of America

This past weekend we took a quick trip to New Richmond Wisconsin to visit the kids cousins. We went to the Mall of America on Saturday. We've saved for the past 2 months so they could go. Realistically, we will probably never get to Disney so this was an achievable alternative. The kids had a blast. At the end of the night Jon gave me a giant hug and said it was his best day ever! I've never seen that kid so happy.

These are at the Underwater Adventures Aquarium:

Inside a shark cage:

Check out the eye in the stingray video above.

Of course we HAD to stop at Build-a-Bear for a new outfit thanks to Auntie Merry:

Dinner was McDonald's overlooking the park:

They take photos of you when you are on all the rides and they are available for purchase. If you look closely, you'll see Jon in the photo on the left and Lauren and I in the photo on the right. We are on the log ride. Cool!

The kids didn't want to waste time having their pictures taken with the characters so I just had them stand to the side for a quick snap:

Jon was brave enought to go on Rock Bottom, the ultimate ride at the mall. I was sick just knowing he was up there. He loved it! He went on it 3 times.