A little bit of summer slacking

This week I was home with the girls Wednesday-Friday to allow them an opportunity to sleep in, hang out at home, and enjoy summer without a schedule for a few days.  We had a great time!  The weather, however, was definitely not on our side. 

On Wednesday we went swimming at the Maple Grove pool and Piper was super brave and tried the giant waterslide for the first time!  She also tried some obstacle courses in the outdoor pool.  We didn't spend much time in the outdoor pool, though, because it was freezing out there!  After swimming, we climbed around the Maple Maze. Teagan can now navigate through there on her own!  She's a little tiny for some of the climbs, but she uses her grit and guts to make it work.

On Thursday we went to the playground and saw Nut Job 2.  It wasn't the best movie we've seen.  But we had the theater to ourselves!, and we had popcorn, so all was well. 

At the playground we met a kid who does a crazy T-Rex impression.  I mean, it was practically like being back in the Mesozoic era.  But the girls indulged the fact that he wanted a dinosaur to be a part of the gang, when the game we were playing was about a bunch of orphans who live in an old broken down railroad car.  Ah, the flexibility of youth...

And on Friday we went to Nickelodeon Universe at the Mall of America.  We only did a bouncy house and the rides this time around.  Piper was a really good sport about only going on the rides that Teagan is tall enough for - she didn't complain once!  I couldn't resist getting some pictures of the girls on that crazy Swiper's Sweeper ride again - their facial expressions are just too much!

 

  

  

  

On Saturday Dan had work so we entertained ourselves at home and then on Saturday evening Piper was invited to attend a 50s dance with her friend Sadie!  Here are the little retro-cuties: