{ out & about }

Cold(er) temps have arrived which means no more playing outdoors. This is a major bummer for several reasons.
1. It means winter has arrived for the next 4 months
2. 2 toddlers + endless energy + 1,100 sq foot house = stir crazy
3. No more heading to the park or out for a walk to kill time during house showings (come on, you know you want to buy our house!)
4. Finding enclosed, indoor, reasonably priced play areas in the city isn't always easy. The key term there being enclosed.

My case in point to number 4. This week we had a showing at 6:00 pm. Luckily Chop got home a little early so he was able to help me get O & S out of the house, fed somewhere else so they wouldn't make a mess at home, and then kill time during the showing. We headed to the Mall of America and treated them to Noodles (WI mac and cheese, of course) and then I had a momentary lapse in judgement and thought they would be fine if we let them out of the stroller in the LegoLand area.

We spent the next 30 minutes doing this. Chasing.

With a break or two while they took a peek at legos.

Or when Stella decided she needed to lay down.

Not wanting to make this mistake while I was flying solo with these two runners, I found a contained spot to go during another showing. Thank you Edina Community Center open gym. If only you could be open all day, every day instead of two hours, two days a week.

The rings were a hit with Stella.

The firetruck Cozy Coupe was all Oliver needed.

And friends McKenna and Audrey joined in the fun.

No doubt we will be frequent visitors here this winter!