staycation

so my sister, bree, and her adorable twin girls came to town last tuesday! it was a full house but it was the most fun i've had in such a long time. i wish it could have lasted a lot longer. even though there was an accident on the couch. and then on one of the beds. and then on the carpet. and then scarlett thought how cool it'd be to throw up all over her bedroom floor, on the way to the bathroom. after all that, i can still truly say it was so much fun. especially because bree cleaned up most of the puke-she is a nurse, people. she was my "hospital's maintenace team". thanks, sis!

anyway, we kept super busy and did so many things. the first day we went to mall of america. we took the kids on some rides. unfortunately, i only took ones of my kids & none of them with their cousins. :(



the second day we decided to just take the kids to a park. and apparently i am no good behind the camera because i only took about 50 pictures of atticus lying on the blanket. oops. we did, however, also take them swimming at our pool. no drowning accidents. or even close-calls. that is HUGE for me! (scarlett has nearly drowned now about 3 times)



the following day we took the kids to the como zoo and conservatory. even though bree probably saw the restrooms more than the actual zoo, we still had a great time! that night we had dinner at this fantastic place called "punch pizza". it is probably my favorite pizza place of all time! the pizzas are cooked at 800 degrees for 90 seconds. needless to say, we waited only about 5 minutes for our food! perfect family restaurant. except for the small amount of people it holds.








i don't remember what we did on saturday. i do remember, however, that lee was busy that morning & afternoon & perhaps the evening. maybe we went to a park and swimming? bah, who knows? bree: refresh my memory.

sunday, we went to church and everyone just gushed at how adorable my nieces are! after a delectable dinner of pork tacos with all the fixings made by bree and yours truly, we decided to head over to lake nokomis. it was a gorgeous day. and before we even arrived, 3 out of 4 children earned a time-out. :) the joys, right?

exhibit A: it may look like briseis is having a grand ole time but in all actuality she is tantruming.












on monday, well, yeah, i can't remember what went on that day either but i know it was some fun! these last pictures are of the day they left, tuesday. :( and again, i am no photographer. i didn't get a single shot of my sister or me. together. what kind of sister am i? guess i'll just have to make up for it when i go to utah to visit this summer.






thank you so much bree for coming to visit! we had so much fun and you & the girls brightened up our week! we love you tons!