Weekend Recap: Action Packed Fam Visit

Last weekend my mom, dad and sister came to visit and brought Chester back with. We had an action packed weekend planned, and it didn't disappoint. We did a lot of fun things, but it left Adam and I feeling completely exhausted!

They got into town around 3:30 on Friday. I was off of work early, and anxiously awaiting their arrival with Chester. I kept looking out the window and waiting for them to pull up. When they pulled into the driveway and got out, I raced out to see Chester. He was so excited to see us! Oh my goodness. He is always happy to see us, but this was beyond excited. He was shaking and racing back and forth between Adam and I jumping up and giving kisses. I don't think he knew what to do with himself he was that excited. I was pretty excited too!

It's so good to have our little guy back home!!!

 We went inside while Adam and dad brought in our new antique secretary that mom and dad gave us as an early First Anniversary gift. It goes perfectly in our house. I will have to take some photos of it tonight to share. We were celebrating my dad's birthday earlier this week, so he opened his gifts.

Then, I finished up making the rhubarb crisp while Adam prepared the Juicy Lucy's. He's really good at making them, and they were excellent.

After spending a little more time with Chester, we left for the Mall of America. Christine wanted to look at a few stores before we all went to OVO by Cirque du Soleil. The tents are all set up in the MOA parking lot (in front). The show was really fun to watch. My favorites were the ants that did all the tricks balancing giant kiwi drums on their feet, and the grasshoppers with the trampolines and wall at the end. Adam and I agreed we both could have done without the stupid story line involving the egg, visitor, and super annoying ladybug. But it seems all Cirque shows have these narratives that I think are pointless - I'd rather just watch the acts instead of a few actors speaking gibberish and making weird noises that are supposed to be funny(?). It was a great show though and I'm glad we went! It was 2 1/2 hours long, with a half hour of it being intermission.

Saturday morning we slept in, and had a big breakfast. Dad and Adam ran an errand, while we lounged. Then it was time to head to the Twins game. We got there about an hour early which allowed us to walk around, get food, and watch the Jim Perry Twins Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony.

We had great seats right behind home plate, and despite being a little chilly, the sun was out. The Twins won in very convincing fashion (8-1), and Ben Revere had an AMAZING catch which was really exciting to see.

Photo by Adam

photo by Adam

Photo by my mom!

Larry Fitzgerald (Arizona Cardinals) was in the section right ahead of us. I felt like a paparazza!

Casilla in the dugout

Twins won 8-1 AND Baker pitched a complete game!

Ben Revere's interview after the game

We returned home for an hour, played with Chester, and had a drink out on the patio. Then, it was time for dinner at Osaka in Roseville. I hadn't been to a hibachi grill since DisneyWorld, so it was a fun experience. It was definitely a show, but the food was very good as well. I especially loved the fried rice and swordfish.

Fire!

Adam liked the sake... a lot

Sunday morning we arrived at the Science Museum of Minnesota right when it opened at 9:30 and got our tickets for the King Tut exhibit. We watched the IMAX movie about mummies, and then went through the King Tut exhibit at 11. It was fascinating. I was really interested in Ancient Egypt and King Tut when I was younger, so it was neat to see all these artifacts up close and in person. I loved it. It took us about an hour to go through.

You can't take photos inside the King Tut exhibit for obvious reasons, so we settled for a few photos in the lobby

After leaving the Science Museum, we stopped at Cosetta's to get lunch for my family. Adam and I got something too for dinner as we were going to his cousin's graduation party after my family left. Once my family left, I changed into something warmer since it was so chilly out, and we left for the grad party. We were feeling completely exhausted after so many activities, but it was nice to see everyone. Chester came too and had way more energy than the both of us combined. He was really excited to see people and explore. When we got home that afternoon, we all took a nap, which was glorious!

What a busy but great weekend! I love having my family visit! I can't believe that I won't see Christine again until after she returns from France and we leave for our Montana trip. Wow.