Weekend away

So after our trip to Great Wolf Lodge, we slept in and stopped by the Mall of America on Sunday.

We got there about 10:30 and of course the mall didn't really open until 11, so we were able to walk around and the girls were in awe of the place. We had taken Presley in the past but I think she was 3, so she doesn't remember.

They decided the rides were what they wanted to do......I opted out. The rides were the highlight of the day and we used them to keep them 'good' while we shopped. They rode this roller coaster probably 10 times, they loved it!

I was very nervous for Piper to ride this one. It is like the Spaceshot at Adventureland, where it shoots up into the air. Neither of them had ridden it before, Piper was scared and looked like she was going to cry during the ride, but then she wanted to do it again!

 They did the little kid frog hopper ride too, not nearly as scary and Presley really tried hard to NOT enjoy it!

Now these look like we had a good time right? Amazing how pictures can portray one thing but really another thing happened. Honestly, they were good while occupied with the rides. BUT the shopping was horrible, I will not take them shopping like this again. Piper cried about something we wouldn't let her buy, Presley cried b/c she didn't want to eat at Dicks Last Resort b/c we had told her about how they are rude and make fun of people. She didn't want to be made fun of. Steve was not understanding. I was trying to be upbeat and fun and enjoy the day anyway and it was rough. So yeah, that was our Sunday in the nutshell......just refer to the pictures on social media for the fake world of our trip. :)

We did spend from 10:30 - 6 at the mall and didn't do half of what we could've done there. We headed to our hotel right across the street and did dinner at TGIFridays which was attached to the hotel (so convenient!) and that was actually successful (they ate good, with no whining!) so we went swimming for a bit and wore the girls out before bed.
rse we slept in and miss breakfast at the hotel. We wanted to hit up IKEA before we headed home. I don't know why we go here, there is so much stuff it is almost overwhelming, but we did a quick run thru and them got on the road home. We didn't get home until about 3 and basically unpacked, organized and got ready for the week.

 They put on their new clothes almost the minute we got home! How cute and trendy are they!