IJKLM Loos Visit

IJKLM (Ian, Jared, Katrina, Laura, and Matt) came to visit us this weekend. The main purpose of the visit was to bring Ian to Lego Land. But we had a lot of fun doing more things too. They stayed at a hotel with a waterpark, so we went there on Saturday. Halle swam and slept. Mike tried out the waterslides which were apparently pretty scary. Kaia took awhile to warm up to the idea of water splashing on her, but hanging out with Katrina helped her relax. She wasn't into the waterslides, but she loved the lazy river and swimming in the deep pool.

On Sunday Mike, Matt, and Ian went to a Packer Bar to watch the game since we don't get Packer games when the Vikings are playing (another reason why I don't like the Vikings). After the game, we went to the Mall of America for Lego Land and dinner at the Rainforest Cafe. Kaia had to sit in someone's lap at Rainforest Cafe for fear that the fake Gorillas would come get her. The gorillas dance and grunt and look a little scary to a two year old. I can't blame her, I used to cry over the big singing Gorilla at Chuck E Cheese, although back then it was Show Biz Pizza. And again, Halle slept. She's been a really relaxed baby lately.

This is Kaia throwing a tantrum in Lego Land. She wanted to wander all over the place and we were being mean and making her stay in the Lego Land area. She was screaming so loud and drooling so much that a staff member came over and offered her a napkin. Gotta love daylight savings...