Ali's early birthday adventure.

Bryant was able to leave work early last Tuesday so we took advantage of his time away from work and decided to give Alison and early birthday celebration.

We headed to the MOA (yes, our favorite place!) and gave Underwater Adventures a try. I thought Ali would freak out since she is scared of the sharks at the MN Zoo, but to my surprise, she was a trooper and really seemed to be taking it all in.

Wow, look at this!

Mommy pointing out the cute little seahorses:

Now that's one big ol' turtle:

Then it was off to LegoLand to play some Legos with Daddy:

Then we ate at the Rainforest Cafe where Ali enjoyed her two favorite things: mac 'n' cheese and ice cream!

On the way out, we ran into Blue from Blue's Clues. Ali thought he was interesting from a distance but decided this was as close as she wanted to get:

Finally, home...and a bath...and hanging out with lil' brother: