Wednesday, February 27, 2013

Rides and a Water Park!

The first week in February we did our an annual trip with all the cousins to go on rides at the Mall of America, followed by a night at the nearby Water park of America.  It was a busy day and a half, and we all had a ton of fun! It was our first trip to the water park and I would recommend it to anyone with young kids.  We went on a weekday so that it would be less busy, but Eric ended up having important meetings he couldn't miss.  Thanks for the ride passes Grandma, and due to me being very pregnant, thanks Kelly for taking Cal on rides, and Tina for taking him down the water slides!  I owe you :)
 
Kelly and Cal ready for the ride:
 
This picture says it all... Cal did not like the jerking up and down motion of this ride at all! Other rides, like the little roller coaster, he absolutely loved.
 
 
Cal and Luca patiently watching the big cousins go on rides:
 
Cal loved the truck ride:
 
Grace took Cal on a lot of rides for me:
 
Lucy and Leyton:
 
At the water park and excited!
 
 
Cal was obsessed with the different slides. 
 
He went down these red ones at least 100 times:
 
 
 
Ella and Cal going down the slides together:
 
 
Cal also loved these things that you could squirt water out of at people... If he wasn't on the red slides he could be found here:
 
Grace and Leyton:
 
Leyton and Maggie trying to get water to squirt out of this contraption:
 
Tina taking Cal down the water slide for the 10th time probably:
 
 
Luca, Lauren, Leyton, Ella and Cal posing for me:
 
Leyton getting dumped on!
 
He loved the bigger water slides:

Leyton and Lauren were beyond excited to see the bunk beds in the hotel!

Gymnastics

In January Leyton started gymnastics in New Richmond. He was really excited to start gymnastics again, and told me this week he definitely wants to sign up for the next session :)
Unfortunately I'm not a great photographer and with the gym lighting its hard to get good photos... I apologize there's not many and they are pretty blurry!
 
Leyton working on his bar skills:
 
On the beam:
 
They all get their feet stamped at the end of class:
 
He wants to wear his Olympic t-shirt every week: