*Minnesota Trip*

Yeah I am so behind on blogging but I guess better late than never. So back in the beginning of August the kids and I traveled back to my home state of Minnesota for a visit to my best friend of over 20 years. Jaden and her little boy Nathan are right around the same age so they had a blast together, and of course Nicole and I just picked up where we left off as always. It was so fun just staying up late and talking, or watching the kids play together in the backyard, and just being together like old times (except we both have two kids now). We were there for a whole week and it really went by way too fast. With four kids it is harder to get around, but we managed to get out and go to the Mall of America and the Zoo (which is AWESOME by the way, and so much better than the Arizona Zoo). Getting out of the heat was so nice and being able to be outside all the time was so refreshing. I miss living in Minnesota and wouldn't mind moving back maybe someday if Josh found a good job there, although I hate tornado's and during the summer it is definitely a constant threat.

I really want to buy one of these for my kids!

Fun rides at Mall of America!

Nathan and Jaden already best friends at the age of 2 and 3 years old!

It was so cool how close you could be to the animals, wish we had this kind of zoo in AZ!