Saturday, June 22, 2013

Birthday extravaganza

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We had an exciting birthday weekend for Jackson (and Lauren of course enjoyed it as well.)  We were supposed to be in Duluth for the weekend but were not able to go as Grandma Pat was quite sick (and with Grandmas marathon happening, there were no available rooms.) Instead, we took a weekend trip to the cities.  We started in Shakopee at Jumps and Downs.  Both kids have been there before but it was a great time even for a repeat visit.

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Later, we visited our favorite park in Bloomington.  We didn’t realize they had a little lake with rentals during our previous visit.  This time we did though, so we took a paddleboat out for a spin.

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Then, it was playtime. Lauren loves the fact that the park has ‘misters’ spraying water, so she’s always soaked (but happy!) After some playtime we checked into our hotel (Radisson Blu-attached to the MOA) and then headed out for some dinner and IKEA.

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Ole!

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Finally, it was time to swim in the saline pool.  We didn’t enjoy it (who builds a hotel without a hot tub.) Plus, it was incredibly loud in there.  Overall, the hotel was nice and upscale, but I don’t think we’d book it again (even though it was attached to the MOA.)

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