On February 10, after ballet, Mommy, Kylie & Neela headed to the airport to pick up Aunt Renee & Uncle David. We were excited to finally get INSIDE the airport - and waited impatiently at the bottom of the escalator in baggage claim for them! We sat on the floor, laid on the floor, jumped, danced... and RAN to them when we saw them!
On Friday, we spent the day playing at home and helping Daddy run errands. David & Renee brought us "Beauty & the Beast", so we had MOVIE NIGHT! We got to have popcorn with M&Ms (Thanks, Jack!).
On Saturday, we went shopping! We went to Charming Charlie and bought some jewelry. We went to Blissful Bath, and bought Renee a Valentine's present. We went to The Children's Place... then we came home to another surprise - Uncle Chuckie, Grandma Candy & Papa Lollipapa! We played all afternoon - then Mommy, Daddy, Renee, David & Chuckie went to the hockey game... and we got to go to the Apple Place! Papa turned in a different driveway, Neela started to chant "wrong way", and all of a sudden, Brooke screamed "WRONG WAY!". Papa might not turn there again!
On Sunday, Renee finally got to play in the snow! She'd been waiting for a long time to play in all the snow. We went outside, climbed in our sleds and slid down the hill a LOT. Grandma, Renee and Mommy got tired pulling the sleds through 2-3 feet of snow, so we moved to the bottom of the hill and played on our playset.
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| Playing in the Snow with Aunt Renee |
When we got bored there, we had a snowball fight!!!
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| SNOWBALL FIGHT: Grandma & Kylie vs. Neela & Renee |
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| Just the girls... An AWESOME Picture! |
Mommy had promised to let us make Valentine's cupcakes - so we made those after we came back in the house! Grandma and Mommy did most of the work... we helped Renee eat the frosting!
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| Making Valentine's Cupcakes - or eating the frosting?? |
Sunday night, Grandma and Papa drove home - but Chuckie stayed with us to visit!
For Valentine's Day, we headed to the Mall of America! First, we had lunch at the Rainforest Cafe. Brooke slept through most of the meal - then woke up to dance with the monkeys!
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| At the Rainforest Cafe |
After lunch, the big girls got a date at Scoops spa with Mommy & Renee. Brooke chased the "boys" through Legoland and around the mall -- happily showing off her ability to say "Chuckie!".
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| Waiting for our Spa Date |
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| Check out our FIZZY Feet! |
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| We had soooo much fun! |
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| Manicure anyone?? |
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| 1, 2, 3... JUMP! |
When our nails FINALLY dried (Kylie did NOT like that part), we headed to Build-A-Bear workshop. We each got to pick out our own animals... Neela got a purple bear, Kylie got a pink puppy, and Brooke got a super soft cuddly puppy! (Does any of this surprise you?)
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| Getting our bears' hearts ready at Build-A-Bear |
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| Brooke REALLY liked the heart! |
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| Cleaning up our bears |
At the end, we named our pets.
Neela's bear is "Neela". Kylie's puppy is "Kylie". Brooke's puppy is "Shaggy".
Brooke started to wear out, so she headed home with Daddy & Chuckie while the big girls headed to Nickolodean Universe. We saw all of our favorite characters and games up close and personal! The Backyardigans, the Wonder Pets, Dora, Diego, Spongebob, Blues' Clues...
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| On the Fly Boat |
On their last day, we played in the basement with our dance game! On the way to the airport, we stopped for ice cream... Brooke LOVES ice cream as much as her sisters!
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| Oh, so CUTE! |
We can't wait for David & Renee to come back! We had so much fun with them, and love them so much!
