We took off Wednesday morning loaded down and ready for fun.
Our first stop...Ames. Tim just had to swing by and check out the new scoreboard. The "big pick" (picking up the scoreboard frame and placing in on its legs) had happened the night before or earlier that morning (i don't remember) and he just had to see it! We also grabbed a couple supplies that escaped our many lists.
Dubble Bubble was a very important part of our trip....we went through the entire bag!
Next stop McDonalds and Outlet Mall in Medford, Minnesota. The girls were so excited to get to eat at McDonalds....I guess we don't get out much:) While Tim and the girls burned off some energy in the play place I power shopped the outlet mall. Found some great deals for the girls and myself at the Gap Outlet...always a favorite!
We loaded back into the family trunkster and headed to our campground. When we arrived at our campground we received the bad news. Although we had booked to stay for two nights we most likely would not be able to stay Thursday night because of a the looming Minnesota government shutdown. We were bummed, but quickly got over it. We decided to stay at Wild River one night, pack up in the morning and head to Wisconsin for a night.
Wild River State Park is a beautiful park with secluded private camping spots, nice facilities, lots of hiking, programs for kids, way too many mosquitos, and a great location close to a outlet mall and water park. We did very little research on the campground and were pleasantly surprised. We will be going back!
Whose smore is the best?!?!?!
Wild River had lots of great hiking and the girls did a great job hiking for over 2 hours!
We spent the afternoon at Wild Mountain Waterpark. During the winter months Wild Mountain becomes a ski resort. It was a really fun waterpark it had a fun area for the kids to play, a lazy river, and some really fun water slides. Ellie liked the Black Hole Speed Slide the best...it was a straight drop for 40 feet where the tube went underground and then it shot you out to the end. In all it look less than 8 seconds. Tim and I both went and did not like it as much as she did!
Our second night of camping was extremely hot....hotter than we expected! The girls had fun with it and just slept in their underwear. 
The town by our campground had the most impressive hanging flower baskets! They were just gorgeous and were everywhere! So pretty!
Our first stop was IKEA! I love that store! Then we headed over to the Mall of America. Believe it or not but Tim had never been to Mall of America! We spent Friday afternoon taking it in...the girls really enjoyed the Disney Store where they picked out new Tangled PJs!
We had a wonderful time just being together....it was a reminder of how important it is to get away as a family!
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