The Van Bakel's View: Texas Tornado

The Texas tornado has come and gone from Minnesota. It was an AMAZING adventure. No one killed each other so I would say it was a successful trip!

Everyone got here on Thursday evening and we headed to get something to eat. We introduced them to Noodles and everyone liked it. After dinner the boys and Andrew played old school Nintendo and the girls went to Target. It was a great trip to Target. Sidenote- when and if we ever move from MN I will still come back to visit Target. Friday morning Andrew went to work and we all went to Mall of America. We got there at 10 a.m and did not leave until after 7 p.m. The boys had an amazing time!!!!!! Me, Andrew and Ryan all got to ride rides on the same band so we for sure got our $$$$$$$$$ worth. For dinner we went to Tavern on France, Andrew and I had been there for Happy Hour but had been wanting to go back. It did not disappoint! We all went home and went to bed from an exhausting day at the park. Saturday morning we hung at the house for a while and then all of the boys went to an indoor water park. Again the boys got exhausted and had a ball. We were smart this day and made the boys take a nap before dinner so that went better. For dinner we went to the 5-8 Club. It was GREAT!!!!!! It has been on many food shows and we know why now. It is known for its stuffed burgers. We also added fried cheese curds and onion strings- which were all fantastic and yes a heart attack waiting to happen. After dinner Andrew and I took the boys back to the water park until it got closed due to the weather. Sunday we woke up and went to Minneapolis to eat brunch. It was good although Ryan says he liked the burger the best. After that we went to the outlet mall. The boys got lots of neat stuff at the Under Armour outlet. We then had reservations at a place called Crave. We were going for their all-you-can-eat prime rib and crab legs. Andrew, dad and ryan all ordered this while mom, Heather and I ordered other stuff. Ryan had 4 servings of each and Andrew and dad had their fair share. Andrew keeps talking about us going back since it is such a good deal. So I might have another post of us going back. Monday morning we all got up and everyone headed home and Andrew and I went back to work. My last week at the daycare and I couldn't be happier!!!!! It was a blast and I can't wait for everyone to come back even though I was exhausted when they left. I will get to see everyone again in 5 weeks! Not that I am counting!!!

Here are some pictures, and I do realize that they are mostly of Crimson but the boys are just too busy. Not that I love them any less!!!!