Birthday Trip to Minnesota

We flew to Minnesota on October 11 so that we could spend Lucas' 2nd birthday with his birth family. We had such a great trip. It was so fun to see everyone. Lucas had a blast being the center of attention everywhere he went. He got very spoiled! We got to do lots of fun things and eat at a lot of places that we don't have. We were also able to go to my 8-year-old nephew's baptism. It was a great weekend! Saturday, October 13, was his birthday and we had a fun day. Here are some pictures from our trip.

 

Julie and Lucas

We stayed at our good friend's house and their 6 year old daughter put up decorations for Lucas' birthday.



He was a pretty excited 2 year old, the sugar in the root beer definitely helped

Lucas gets so excited and scared to see dogs

Julie's mom brought toys for Lucas to play with. It was a great idea and Lucas loved all the toys!

Buzz and Woody cake, very perfect

Lucas and Scottie

Trevor, Lucas, and Scottie

Lucas was really excited about this truck, but all Ryan and I could think about was how we were going to get it home!

He didn't want to wear the crown at Chuck E Cheese, but once we got in the car he put it on

I fit the tonka truck in my suitcase!

We had so much fun! We love you all so much!

Minnesota trip

We had a great trip to Minnesota a couple of weeks ago and I am finally back to my normal schedule now. It was such a wonderful trip and only wish that we could have stayed longer and taken more pictures. We got to go to a Twins' game, the Minnesota state fair, Valleyfair (amusement park), Minnehaha falls, the mall of America, IKEA, visiting my family and a friend there (sister and family, aunt and uncle and cousins, and Ryan's best friend from home that just moved there), and last but certainly not least many amazing visits with Lucas' birth family. Lucas did so well meeting everyone and running on little sleep and naps. We were so happy that he was his normal self. He loved being the center of attention to even more people. We were so happy that we got to make the trip.

Lucas and Julie, his beautiful birth mother

Mall of America

Mall of America Dora ferris wheel

The Twins' game

Lucas watching Tillie the duck with his birth father, Scottie

Lucas up close with the yellow ducks at the state fair. He loved them!

Eating a corn dog (don't worry, we didn't really let him eat it whole, we cut it up for him)

Riding the carousel

Ryan, Lucas, and Scottie at Minnehaha falls

What a great trip! We can't wait to go back and see everyone again!