Our trip to Bemidji started out on the rough side. We got to Bishop Airport around 9:30 a.m., expecting to fly out around 10:15. After Mommy got us through the security check, I wanted to walk around and see everything. Just when we thought it should be about time to get on the plane, the workers told us there was something wrong with the plane on its way to get us, and it had to go back. So we had to wait for another one, which would be over an hour later! A bigger problem is that we would miss both connections, and there are only 2 flights a day into Bemidji. After a while, we finally had our itinerary, and instead of getting into Bemidji at 4:00 p.m. CST, it would be almost 11:00 p.m. CST!
After awhile, we were finally off on our first flight! I had so much fun & loved to look out the window while sitting on Mommy's lap. After a short 17 minute flight, we got to Detroit.
It was a good thing that we had new flights, because we would have NEVER made our first connection if we had our original flight. We ate a quick lunch and rushed to our next flight which happened to be very far away from our arrival gate! After getting there & waiting, we were then told that our gate changed to very far back the other way!! So back we go & finally get on our 2nd flight. It was naptime, so I drank my bottle & was asleep while we were waiting in line to take off. Mommy couldn't believe that I actually slept right through take-off!
I woke up when we were almost to Minneapolis & looked out the window some more. I saw li ttle itty bitty school buses on the road below us & thought that was pretty cool! I also saw a really big river that reminded me of Dora! Mommy told me it was the Mississippi River.
We had almost 6 hours before our next flight, so we took the train to the Mall of America. There was an amusement park that was Nickelodeon themed & I saw a lot of pictures of my favorite characters - Dora, Diego, Yo Gabba Gabba, and the Wonder Pets. 
I didn't ride any rides because they had some weird schedules that Mommy wasn't so sure about, but it was fun to look at everything!
We walked through LegoLand & saw lots of big things made out of Lego's - Alan would love it! There were big dinosaurs & a motorcycle rider!
We went through an aquarium called Underwater Adventures & I got to see lots of neat animals! They had turtles, crabs, starfish, seahorses, sharks, stingrays, and lots & lots of fish. We went through a really long tunnel on a moving sidewalk that had fish & sharks swimming right over our heads!!
After the aquarium, we ate dinner at Rainforest Cafe. Mommy was surprised that it wasn't as big as the one at Great Lakes Crossing. They only really had the monkeys & gorillas that came alive during the thunderstorm. After a really good meal, we were back on the train to the airport.
I played in a little play area for a little while to stretch my legs and get out some energy before the last flight. 
On our last flight, a little puddle jumper, as Mommy calls it, I got to sit in my very own seat!
Unfortunately, we didn't have a window, but it was dark anyway. I played with stickers, and colored, and before we knew it, we finally arrived in Bemidji! It was too late to pick up our car, so we got a taxi to the hotel. Boy, did we sleep good!
