Sunday, August 22, 2010

Merrill Family vaca: Minnesota Zoo!

It looks like summer is almost over.  Ugghhh....  We decided last minute that if we were going to take any kind of vacation, we better do it quickly.  So we packed our bags and headed up North for a quick little weekend in the Twin Cities.

We arrived late Friday afternoon and checked in to the hotel.  We stayed at the Hampton Inn, in Burnsville.  Nothing fancy, but it received high ratings online, and I can see why.  Our stay was awesome.  The staff were extremely pleasant, the atmosphere was fun, and everything was super clean!  It was so quiet, that we had no idea anyone else was around us! 

We then went out to find some supper.  There was so much around us, but it was super crazy everywhere.  We settled on Chilli's.  Um, it was ok.  Landon did not touch his supper.  All he wanted was the pool.  Good thing we had that TV and microwave back at our hotel room.  It came in handy later. 

After our time at the pool, we headed back up to our room where Landon decided he was finally hungry.  Then it was time to get some rest as we had a big day planned at the Zoo on Saturday. 

We decided Landon would probably sleep better in between us in the king size bed.  Well, Landon slept well, and Jeremy slept well, but I did not.  Those little feet were like magnets and were stuck to me most of the night.  Finally it was time for everyone to wake up!  We hung out in bed for a few minutes to get caught up on the weather and mickey mouse club.
After a great breakfast at the hotel, we decided to pack up and head to the zoo early before it got too crazy.  Good thing we took a look at the stroller - we had a flat tire.  Have no fear, Target was just down the street.  After a quick tire change in the parking lot, we were off!
The Zoo was a blast.  It was warm, but mostly cloudy so it was really just right.  There was so much to see, I'm sure we didn't see everything.  Hope you enjoy the slideshow.  There were just so many pictures that I wanted to share, this was the only way to do it!
After the Zoo, we made a quick stop at Ikea, and then it was back on the road.  It was a quick vacation, but it was a memorable one!

1 comment:

Lisa said...

Looks like you had a great time!