Spring Break {Alexandria}

To wrap up Spring Break 2017, we headed up to Alexandria, MN for a short weekend trip to Arrowwood Resort.  I had never been to Alexandria, but Jay and his family vacationed at Arrowwood many times growing up. It was an odd time of year to vacation in northern Minnesota - there was no snow and it wasn't really warm (or dry) enough to do much outside, but there was an indoor water park and a kid's club that keep us busy.  I bet the summer time is super busy and fun with the lake activities.

Bunch of pictures....

We searched out a doughnut shop Saturday morning!  It did not disappoint. 

And it was April Fool's Day!

Ella's trick: Draw some bugs and put them in the Hotel Binder of Information.  LOL

Later in the day, we headed out exploring some more and found this fancy place: 

The Big Ole Central Park

This statute guy and the pictures just kind of weird me out because this guy is so ginormous and then Ella is just standing between his giant boots. Weird. 

Anyway, after getting this obligatory photo of the giant guy, we decided to take a family photo (a/k/a selfie) near the Welcome to Alexandria sign at this park.  Well, have I documented our attempts at selfies before?  We are not the best at them.  Technique is all wrong.  And I will spare you all 33 (yes 33) shots that Jay was apparently taking on the super fast shutter mode or whatever, but here are a few that make me smile:

Yep - looks good

 Well, there are more people in the shot now at least...

 Still trying...

So close....

This is the best of the choices people.  If only we could have gotten the entire Alexandria name in it, but Jay's finger is in the way!  But hey, we know where we were.  :)

 So, then I took this random picture of Ella by the giant map which was under the Alexandria sign.  Still not winning...

After we returned to the resort, we headed to the kid's club and man, they had kid's activities galore!  It was pretty awesome except for the fact that the adults had to stay with the kids.  But, Ella had fun and they had free popcorn, so I was fine.  LOL!

 She decorated a cookie and then demolished it without so much as sharing a jelly bean with me!

 Ella did a whole bunch of projects, most of which were free = awesome

Then, it was time for Zorbaz!  Or, like Ella's called it the Buzz restaurant.  She can't remember the name of it - ever!  I love Zorbaz and I haven't been to one in a really, really long time.  I told Jay we had to get nachos and pizza.  And we did.  And it was expensive!!  And we were not that hungry and so it just didn't end up being the best plan for the day.  Oh well, it was still fun to go!!

Later, Jay and Ella won a bunch of stuff at the arcade - total score.  Ella was PUMPED about the Trolls stuffed person - can't remember his name....

So, later that night she watched a movie with all her stuffed animal friends,

including the new Trolls guy.  :)