Molly Kate had an appointment at Shriner's in the Twin Cities, and it was so fun to make a vacation of it with our entire family. We hit the MOA the first night as we stayed a few minutes away. I got a groupon for a diner type restaurant so we got to enjoy chili dogs, burgers, fries, and shakes to kick off our trip. Anna Mei loves, loves vacations. She was one happy girl to be on our trip.
This girl ate like a champ in this crazy, over stimulating environment. I used our manual chopper to puree a foot long chili dog and she ate it all! This manual food chopper has greatly improved our quality of life as now Jillian can eat at a restaurant without packing her food from home.
Notice the toddler harness on this one. She is CRAZY! She needed a harness so bad as she just never stops going, but she loved our trip.
The girls love legos so the lego store was a great stop. Jilly flings them like she does everything.
The littlest posed by the lego friend.
We spent the next day at the aquarium at the MOA. The girls absolutely loved it and we are so grateful for all the perks available to Shriner's patients in this area as the tickets were a great bargain.
This girl is a lover of water so her aquarium experience was over the top! She was thrilled with all the sights.
The touch tanks were enjoyed by everyone.
Just look at this face! She was truly happy to be here.
I think Molly would have jumped in.
The stingray tank was an absolute favorite!
Jillian spent a good part of the day revisiting the stingray tank. It was so peaceful in the dark area there watching the movement of these amazing creatures. She would watch and watch and watch with a smile the whole time.
There were some toddler activities at the mall we enjoyed as not everyone wanted to just take up residence at the stingray tank like Jillian did. We had a wonderful trip and Molly's appointment was awesome! She showed herself to be truly amazing with her little hands and no surgery or treatment is recommended right now. She uses them so well that anything we could do to alter them would put her at a disadvantage so we go back in a year. :)
What a great idea of brining a manual chopper--I'll have to keep that tip in my back pocket, in case I need it in the future--you just never know ;) Glad everyone had such a fun time on vacation, and that Molly's appointment went well!!!
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