Our house remains on the market. We've dropped the price twice and have had tons of showings, but nothing more than that. Our realtor says we are approaching his record of the most number of showings without a sale. Yeah for us! My car is able to drive itself down to my parents' house, as that is where we go when we have showings during the day. We'll keep everyone updated if there are any changes.
My good friend from UMD, Haley and her family, were in town the past two days from Michigan. She has a son, Cade who is 4, and a daughter, Calli who is less than a month younger than Jake. We saw them last summer when they came to the Cities to do some shopping. This year, it was a visit full of fun and excitement. Jake and I met them at the Mall of America yesterday for some fun at Nickelodeon Universe. Calli and Jake had a fun time looking at one another from their strollers. They both were a bit confused when their moms were pushing a different stroller. We had dinner at The Rain Forest Cafe. It was the first time I had eaten there. The food was okay, but the atmosphere was better. Cade did not like when it began to thunder and lightning, nor did Calli. Jake didn't really notice too much. He was too busy throwing stuff on the floor. Thankfully, we had a nice person sitting at the table near us who picked up Jake's cup numerous times. Calli and Jake were both entertaining! They were extremely tired, hungry, and antsy. Mark (Haley's husband) and I took the little ones to go run around in the area around Bloomingdales. I thought Jake would try to run like Calli. She is all over the place! He stuck to his walking. We even rode the escalators to pass the time. Everyone was much happier after the food came. Of course, it took a long time to get the bill, but it was a fun time!
Today, we had a busy day again. There was a slight miscommunication with which museum to meet at. Haley and I spoke earlier in the week and she mentioned going to the Children's Museum. So, that was where Jake and I went. Umm...they were at the Science Museum. I did not want to pay money to get into the Science Museum, so Jake and I spent time at the Children's Museum. He loved that Habitot area, where they had places for toddlers to climb and play. He thought it was great in the Clifford Exhibit. He loved going up and down his tail that was a slide. We were hoping to catch a picture with Clifford, but we missed him. We even took a walk around downtown St. Paul. We all met up at the hotel to play and swim. Jake and Calli both tried napping in the car and in the bedroom, but neither of them slept much. This became evident later at dinner! The two of them had a fun time playing with each other in the hotel room. We went down to the pool. The water was freezing! I really did not want to get in. I had to be a big girl and just do it! We all swam for a little bit before the cold water got to us. We went back to the room, gave the little ones baths, and played some more. I caught some cute pictures of Calli and Jake playing. They played very well together. Calli is a wild girl! She is constantly getting into things she is not supposed to. Jake followed her lead many of times!
After a short trip to IKEA, we met up again at TGI Fridays. Quite a mistake to take tired and hungry kids under 5 to a busy place. If anyone there was thinking about having kids, our group was the perfect birth control. There were tears, screams, items thrown, etc. We sat the babies next to each other and they made much more of a mess on the floor than last night. I could not wait to get out of there! Again, after an even longer wait for the bill, we made it out alive...barely. It was great to spend time with the Johnsons and Haley's sister's family. I have decided that Jake needs a break from going out to eat at restaurants. Oh wait, I need a break from Jake going out to eat! Unless Joe is there to help!
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