I don't know if it's because we had such a blast or I was so exhausted from the trip that I never got around to writing about it. But Keith yelled at me (along with others) so I figured I better get something in writing!
Let's see, we were ready to go, Keith went to start the car to warm it up...remember it was -50 or so that morning! He comes in and tells me my car tire is completely flat! He just put some extra air in it the night before, ugh! So we have to wait until Sears is open so we can run over there and get it checked out. Thankfully they were available to look at it and fix the problem. What was it?? A stinking NAIL! Darn those things! Even more thankfully we had gotten road hazard when we bought the tires so it was covered for free! Got that fixed and we were on the road at 9am, 1.5 hours later than planned, but no tire worries.
The drive up was long, 4 hours or so and Kaden and I spent most of the time scrapping off the ice off the INSIDE of our windows! We passed SO many semi's that were stopped along the side of the road. I guess they don't run too well in -50 degree weather!
Finally we arrived and the kids were SO excited!! We parked at the Lego entrance, saw the big Lego blocks, but didn't stop for a picture then, too excited, must go shop! They were in awe over the Lego store, over the amusement park, over it all! We checked out the legos for a short time, not buying any yet, we'd hit it on the way out so we didn't have to carry it through the whole mall. It was after lunch when we arrived so we went to the 3rd floor to grab some grub. Kaden had to have some A&W and Salem, Keith and I had some Sbarros, yummy! We were able to check out all the rides from up top and the kids decided on what rides they would and would not hit the next day.
After that we had full tummies and ready to shop till we dropped! Started at the 3rd floor and went floor by floor. First stop was a Hallmark store that had their Webkinz ornaments 75% off along with some clothes! Kids picked up a couple of each. We walked by alot of stores that did not interest us. Kaden was really wanting to hit the Build-a-Bear store, but that was on the 1st floor. Salem didn't have a specific store he wanted to hit, but was eager to check them all out. We found a candy store, oh so bad! Kids got some Lego shaped candy bricks, I got colored Swedish fish and Keith got some sugar strip things (can't recall their name). I also found Ice Cubes, had to get some of those!!! (Yes mom, I might even save some for when you're out here!) We hit some other stores, Salem bought a pack of Star Wars cards from a game store. I found Archiver's scrapbook store. The kids sat outside with Keith while I looked. They came in a couple times to tell me my time was up, lol. I did get to check out the whole store, and didn't even spend much (much to my disappointment and Keith's surprise). Kaden was ready to shop again in the stores he wanted. Keith and Salem found Oakley, but walked out empty handed (much to my surprise). FYE had some webkinz sales and the kids each picked up an outfit for b1g1f! Somewhere in there we found a DQ and decided to grab a pick me up slush! Keith and Salem shared a cherry and Kaden and I shared a lemon-lime :) We also found a Tollhouse Cookie Cafe and got some delicious cookies! We sat outside American Girl and topped up our sugar levels and gave our legs a rest! Keith stopped in Vans, but didn't buy anything. He would return the next day to pick up a pair of new shoes. Where else did we go? Stopped in some other stores and walked out empty handed. Finally we found BAB for Kaden and he was loving it! He picked out a lot of stuff he wants on his b-day list and bought a dog collar/leash and sunglasses for his dog Max that he won at Jingle Cross. When he paid he was so excited he got to use the card machine with his gift card and sign his name right on it. The other places had a receipt he needed to sign, or some didn't make him. The gal was so friendly and nice, gave Kaden a raok $3 gift card for next time to their store.
In the end we ended up back at the Lego store. They went back and forth, each picking out 1 thing they knew they really wanted and then contemplating what else they could buy with the money they had left. Tough decisions were made that night!
We got out of there and to the hotel at 7pm, just in time to check in and grab some snacks at the manager's reception. I love hotels that have them! Free snacks and drinks. Nothing big, they've all been popcorn, chips, veggies and such. They have free adult drinks too, but neither of us had some. They also have free soda, so the kids were happy to have some sugar before bed. Took the stuff back to our room and we all collapsed! I don't think we did dinner that night, just the snacks, extra cookies from the mall and some stuff I brought with us.
The kids crashed hard, they were out cold within minutes of hitting the pillows. Keith and took a bit longer. Keith blamed it on the airplanes that kept flying all night long. I fell asleep and didn't hear them, I thought they stopped, but I guess not. I kept hearing a train horn at night, but not sure where that was coming from. Ends up there is an electric train that runs right outside our hotel and when it comes to the intersection it has to blow it's horn. Didn't keep me up too much, I was too tired.
Got up the next morning and was able to relax a bit. The mall didn't open until 10am. We were able to have a nice breakfast, the hotel was awesome. They had made to order eggs, pancakes, french toast, bacon, sausage, juices, fruits, muffins and mini donuts and cereal. Plenty to eat!! And all free! We stuffed ourselves!
Salem could never remember our hotel room number last night. It was an easy number and we said it many times, so when we sent Salem to go get some ice and as a joke he walked right past our room, laughing the whole way. So Keith locked him out, lol. Yeah we did let him in, I wanted my ice! But he got a big kick out of it!
Oh wait, I'll go add a new post so this one won't be SO super long...
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