Vacation within our home

Kallie Mae and Company (a.k.a the Fulkerson Family) came up last weekend and it honestly felt like a vacation right here at home! We had a GREAT time with them and are already excited for our next get-together!! We visited Underwater World, rode on rides at the Mall of America (which we've NEVER done!), dressed the kids up to cheer on our alma mater UNI to victory over Kansas (YAY!!!), went to an indoor park, and shared lots of great laughs and chats. Here are just a few of the many pictures from the weekend!

Brecken & Kallie got right to play time upon the Fulkerson's arrival to Eden Prairie!

Ryan & Eric pushing the strollers through MOA

We stopped for lunch, and instead of wanting to eat the rice and chicken I had cut up for Brecken, he grabbed one of my wontons when I wasn't looking!!! That little stinker! He LOVED it though!

Fulkerson Family at Underwater World... There were some BIG fish swimming over our heads!! The kids loved looking at them...

Brecken VERY interested in the fishies...

Big turtle!

Kallie & Company

Brecken says hello to the fish!

Kallie says hello to the fish!

Brecken and his girlfriend Kallie

Jellyfish

Checking out the star fish... Though I'm pretty sure Brecken originally thought he was headed for bath time when he saw the water! All he wanted to do was jump in!!

Brecken is the hidden treasure :)

Fulkersons on the boat!

Sitting on the turtle...

Stroller ride through the Mall of America

Ryan after the log ride..... Luckily, he took the brunt of the water as Eric and I were DRY afterwards :)

We went to the Butterfly Garden and Brecken loved looking at the butterflies... Kallie was snoozing through the beginning, but woke up to a butterfly sitting with her in her stroller :)