A Much Needed Day Off
I've been looking for a reason to take a day off, so my nephew, Lucas' first birthday party in the Twin Cities sounded like a great reason.
We made the long drive up over the weekend and my son, Jacob, only asked about a million times "how much longer until we get there?"
I have three siblings in the Twin Cites, Heather, Joe and Sarah. Along with their spouses, I also have 3 nieces and a nephew.
Jacob has cousins in Dubuque on my wife's side of the family, but none are as close in age, so it's tough for Jacob to have play-time with them as equals.
We made the trip over to the Mall of America. I know the locals all roll their eyes when you say you'd like to visit, but you really have to admire the sheer size of this shopping complex. It has a comedy club, movie theaters, mini golf course and amusement park... it's hard to beat.
We spent a good portion of Sunday on the rides and I got to take Jacob on his first roller coaster ride. It was small by adult-standards, but big for an almost 5-year-old boy.
He loved it.
In fact, he loved it so much, he lay on the floor crying when I told him we had to leave. I not only had to pick him up, I had to buy him 'Dippin Dots' to bribe him to leave. (It is the ice cream of the future, after all.)
Vacations can be so much work.
Have a great week.
~CMF