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When I found out my children had a four day weekend at the same time my great aunt turned 90 years old we planned to be there for the celebration. We flew in on Thursday just in time to rent our brand new Pacifica, eat at Bubba Gump Shrimp for dinner and ride some amazing rides at Camp Nickelodeon before spending too much time in the Lego Store and heading to our hotel. I must say the AmericInn's great swimming pool in Shokopee was pretty hard to tear the children away from in the morning!  But Aunt Hope's home and 10 acres is a destination location all on its own. I'm so glad only the poplar trees had shed their leaves before we arrived. With forest and hay bales, the creek and Hope's papillon dog, Tiny, there was plenty to enjoy with the family being together.  On Saturday,  K opted to stay home with my mom and Aunt Hope while Dan and I took the other children to tour Fairlawn Mansion and visit the Richard Bong center in Superior. Danny really absorbed the latter and...

We had been looking forward to our annual Rockies fireworks game for months and were not disappointed!  Going down on the field and being right there for the best show around doesn't get old. My mother and I took our scouts to the Zoo Scout Night so N wouldn't be up late two nights in a row and Hubby could work on his master's paper after she was asleep. I don't think she would have liked the dark but it was a fun and well organized event. We are certainly willing to return.