Movies, Swimming, a Jump House and Skating... What a Fun Weekend!

Shawn, Elicia, Breck and Cullen made the long trip to Duluth to hang out in Rochester for the weekend.  We had a blast doing several activities.  The kiddos got to swim at the pool, jump in the bounce house the Burn's brought, watch a movie on the wall, go to the children's museum and end the weekend with ice skating (where the Burns boys had much more talent :).  Whew.  We were so busy with activities, all the kids were asleep by 7:30--- a first in the Carroll household! We have so much fun with them (and have for years), looking forward to our summer vaca!  Thanks Burns' fam!

Mall of America

Since Brett and the girls were on spring break last week, I took a day off so we could all enjoy a day trip to MOA.  The girls didn't know about it much in advance, and it was a nice surprise for them.  We hit UnderWater World first, then off to lunch at a Mexican restaurant that over looked all the rides.  The girls loved being able to see what rides they wanted to go on.  Our biggest surprises of the day was how much Shay loved the big roller coaster and that Lyssa loved the log chute, including the 2 bigger hills.  Thank goodness, makes us feel a bit better since we just booked a trip to Disneyworld in November!

Happy Easter!

We were able to celebrate Easter 2 times this year, once with Papa Mark and Grandma Stacy and then with Amma.  Saturday we headed to the Sturm's house after spending Friday with the Pengelly family.  Our girls had tons of fun playing with Kailey and Taylor while the adults enjoyed good conversation.  All the kiddos went on an awesome easter egg hunt that included both inside and outside of the house.  Each egg had a picture of where the next egg was hidden and the last egg to be found was a picture of where all their baskets were.  I think the girls liked the hunt better than the candy, which is saying a lot!
On Sunday Shay was able to sing in church and after the service we headed over to Amma's.  A lot of dress up happened with cousins Millie and Olive, while Gus hung with the grownups most of the time.  We got home Sunday night tired, but very happy with our weekend.