With 17 kids still living at home,
the opportunity to have a variety of experiences
and meaningful family time
is slim...
The cost alone is prohibited.
Through HopeKids
our family has been blessed
to enjoy activities and to explore the Mpls/St Paul area
together!
A couple weeks ago
we were able to enjoy the evening
at SEVERS Fall Festival Farm!
We had meatball sub sandwiches, salad and
a beverage, for dinner!
After dinner, the kids all ran
in separate directions and
enjoyed a multitude of
fun fall farm activities!
They had zip lines!
Hay mazes for the little ones
or for the bigger kids to run around on!
Corn pits(2 of them) big enough
for our whole family and all our friends!
The corn maze was amazing!
It's the 2nd biggest corn maze in the USA!
The kids entered it before we could talk to them...
Yikes!
The parents...
were hesitant...
It was huge and daunting!
But it did come with a map-
whew!
Thankfully, we found some of the kids!
They were fine and loving every minute of it!
They knew exactly where they were
and weren't the least bit concerned!
Hubby and I were completely confused!
Luke may have been slightly lost
but he was in good hands!
Is there anything better than a
Fall Festival?
By the children's happy smiles...
I think not!
It was a warn sunny evening
and we all drank lot's of water!
Ellie and Emma
had a great time!
They loved the slide the most!
had a great time!
They loved the slide the most!
As a Mother to many,
I was very thankful...
as two by two and three by three,
as two by two and three by three,
the children emerged from the corn maze!
We did a head count at the end of the evening
and all Mulvahill's were present and accounted for!
YAY!
Thank you Severs Fall Festival!
We loved our evening at your beautiful and fun farm!
We spent another evening at Sea Life
in the Mall of America!
The kids loved the pop up areas
in the middle of the exhibits!
This is a sawfish...
the underside of one!
We found him very entertaining...
and interesting!
Where's Luke?
Lost children hiding in the kelp!
We were able to touch the sea anemones!
If you ring your finger along the outside they will close up!
They loved the hands on part!
Let's face it,
kids just like to touch things!
Let's face it,
kids just like to touch things!
Thank you SeaLife for a wonderful evening!
Favorites were the jelly fish, sea turtles,
stingrays, sea anemones, sea horses
and underwater tunnel!
Okay, I think everything was their favorite!