6/4/11 - Trip to the Falls

Well, we woke up to the most beautiful weather today. It was AMAZING. My mind immediately started racing, trying to figure out what we could do, where we could go, to enjoy it. I quickly declared I was in the mood for a picnic, and that we should go to Minnehaha Falls for the day. Christian was not super excited about the idea, but I think his sore mouth was leaving him a little apprehensive. Nevertheless, I told him it was happening, and we needed to get ready. So, that we did. We all got cleaned up, dressed, packed our bags and were off. We stopped in quick at the grocery store to pick up a few picnic items, packed up the cooler and were on our way to the Falls.

I know it was going to be busy, but had no idea just how busy until we got there! Of course, there was some bike race going on, so that didn't help. But, after driving around for a while, we found a pretty great parking space, loaded up the wagon, grabbed the cooler, and searched for a picnic spot. After we ate, we were on our way to the falls, only to come to the realization that we could not get the cooler and wagon and kids down all of the stairs. Oops, didn't think that out too well. We were too far to walk to the car and back, so we ended up risking it and leaving our stuff propped up next to the bike racks, hoping with all of the people sitting around it would be OK. The only thing I was SUPER worried about was Amelia's car seat, so I was a little anxious while we were away.

We spent a good amount of time watching the waterfall and the rapids. It was just amazing because the water levels are so high right now, so beautiful. We also spent some time in the river, and Olivia really liked that, especially with all of the rapids. She definitely thought it was cool.

Finally, we started our trip back to the car. Thankfully, all of our stuff was sitting there, waiting for us. YAY for trustworthy people! The girls passed out halfway home, and proceeded to take a great nap, so mommy and daddy did too! Then, we just spent the rest of the night hanging out, watching some TV and relaxing. Christian started a fire while I was putting Amelia down, but I was far too tired and not interested in sitting out there, so that went to waste. Instead, we watched a little Saturday Night Live before passing out. A great family day in the books!

Here are some pictures of our fun at the falls!