Weekends

We've had some busy weekends lately. We've also been practicing the art of "going with the flow." Last weekend, none of our plans worked out as hoped. But, it was okay! In fact, it perhaps ended up better than we anticipated. On Saturday, we took the girls to a funky theater for a puppet show and craft activity. Their crafts can be quite spectacular so the girls were excited. The show was underwhelming, but we did enjoy hearing the girls laugh.

Then we learned the craft activity was cancelled. What to do?

We were near downtown, so I ran into the downtown library and was able to snag some free passes to the Foshay Tower Museum and Observatory. (I learned that my maternal great-grandfather moved to Minneapolis to help build the Foshay - a fun piece of family history.) It was built in 1929. It is an Art Deco structure that is 32 stories high.


When it was built, it was the tallest building in Minneapolis. Until 1972.

Things have changed quite a bit since then.


It now houses the W hotel. After seeing the swanky lobby, the girls begged to stay there.

The following day we attended Rock the Cradle held at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts. There were tons of events including a dance party, live bands, art projects and more. It was so packed the only thing we were able to do was the "Instrument Petting Zoo."


We decided to leave, and ended up eating lunch at a nearby Vietnamese restaurant. It was so yummy that the girls did not mind missing the event at all.

This weekend's plan worked out as anticipated. We took the girls to see Disney on Ice "Dare to Dream." We loved the music from the Princess and the Frog, and were especially impressed by Rapunzel and Flynn swinging around on her hair (ribbon).




Our little princesses truly enjoyed themselves!