We had a really fun weekend last weekend. We haven't gotten to do a whole lot this summer with working on the house all the time. We decided to take Ayden to Adventureland on Saturday after discovering he was now 36 inches tall and he would be able to ride quite a few rides with us. Ayden has never been on rides other than the train at the zoo or taking rides with grandpa on the gator or in the tractor. Well, he LOVED the rides. He went on a lot by himself and loved the merry-go-round, train, and any truck ride they had. We even rook him on the log ride and got pretty wet. The only ride he didn't look like he was a fan of was the tilt-a-whirl. I really wanted to take him on the raging river, but that was one of the rides I couldn't go on since I am pregnant. There were actually very few rides I could go on, but after taking Ayden on the teacups I didn't feel too well and let Joel go on the rest with him while I took pictures, :)
On Sunday morning we drove to may parent's house in Independence and they watched Ayden while we went to see a movie in the afternoon. We saw District 9 which was horrible, and I slept through part of the last half. Then that evening Joel and I drove to Cedar Rapids and had a nice dinner at Biaggi's. The food was great and it was nice to not have to hurry and eat with an antsy toddler.
Monday morning we left at 6:30 am and drove 4 hours to Shakopee, Minnesota to meet my brother and his family at the Minnesota Renaissance Festival. I haven't been there since I was in middle school and remembered it being a lot of fun. It was a lot of fun and we are already planning to go back next year. There are all kinds of food, rides, and attractions and everyone that works there gets into character with costumes, accents, and act like they are from that time period. There are lots of shops for those that like to go shopping. Tons of food, beer, drinks, turkey legs, etc. There were some rides for the kids, a petting zoo, elephants and camels to ride, and also ponies. Ayden was up for more rides after the day before at Adventureland. He took a ride on a huge rocking horse, and then rode on a butterfly ride that went in a circle. He loved them both. When we saw the elephants I told Joel he should take Ayden. I really wanted to go, but it was ride at your own risk and thought I would stay safe and just take pictures of Joel and Ayden. I think Ayden liked it, but he looks so serious on all the rides he goes on it is hard to tell what he is thinking. He wanted to do it again though. Maybe we can all ride on the elephant next year :) Around 2:30 Ayden started to get cranky with no nap, and was mad that we couldn't find any milk for him so we decided to call it a day and make our way back home. It was a lot of driving in one day, but a lot of fun. I think next year we will stay at my brother's house or get a hotel.
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