We are back from our trip up to Minnesota with Delaney and Ella - had a nice visit with Steve's folks, plus went on some fun outings while we were there. The girls loved the Mall of America and the shopping time in the American Girl store. Delaney had saved $ to buy a Bitty Baby, and Ella had $ to buy some accessories for her regular sized doll. We ate at the Bistro inside there also. The mall is so huge that we really only spent time in one-quarter of the place. There is a full sized amusement park there too - I took Ella on one ride. I also drove up to Pine City to visit Glor (she owns the house I grew up in there!) but unfortunately she was in Duluth! But the girls and I had a blast roaming around inside my old school, eating lunch curbside at the rootbeer stand, and driving around the town, lake and river areas etc. Also took them to Como Park in Saint Paul - a nice zoo and beautiful conservatory, Japanese gardens etc. , to the Minnesota State Capitol and twice to the Minnesota History Center. We didn't begin to run out of things to do in the cities. And for Steve's folks, Delaney and Ella put on the "Shakespeare's Sonnets" program (the one Gloria and I did at Poetry group - including the quiz at the end, Maureen!). Delaney read the sonnet and Ella (a fantastic reader for a 6 yr old) read the paraphrased meaning.
We had a nice 4th of July and today Taylor, Melissa and girls are coming over for mesquite smoked turkey breast on the grill. Missing Matthew and Davie, who were part of our Independence Day celebration for the past three years!
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