2 weekends ago...

In my effort to get caught up, this post is from 2 weekends ago. The kids and I headed up to Apple Valley where we got to visit with Jeff and Sarah for a bit, and have dinner with Sharon. During the day Friday I headed to the Mall of America with Leyton and Cal while Eric was working, which turned into us getting locked in 77 kids for about an hour and a half, and eventually being escorted down the back tunnels to get out... Apparently a person had told a woman he had a bomb, so the section of the mall I was in was locked down for a long time while the bomb squad came in. Of course I'm grateful that it was a false alarm and that we were safe, but let me tell you trying to entertain 2 hungry kids for an hour and half in a store they don't want to be in is tough work! Too bad we weren't locked in Lego Land or something. Anyhow, after a couple days in Apple Valley we headed to NR where we went to the lake with my mom and dad, Tina, Susie & Maggie, and Uncle Pat. Leyton and I went tubing for the first time this year which was fun. We even fell off at one point, so that added a little extra excitement! I was terrible about getting the camera out and taking pictures this weekend, so the only photos I got were from the lake, thanks to Tina and Susie!