Minnesota brought us to the land of Laura Ingalls Wilder - Walnut Grove, Sleepy Eye, and Mankato. We imagined the little houses and life on the prairie. We drove through crops and fields on our way.
Outside the red schoolhouse
Playing with toys of old
It takes two to get all the bugs off the windshield every few hundred miles or so! Christiana said, "Daddy, looks like we have every species of bug smushed on our car!" 
Upon arriving in Mankato, the town it took two days to travel to via wagon for the Wilder's, we found the "Fillin Station" for a coffee break. It turned out to be a place of rest for a bit while we found a tow company to jump our battery. The girls kept amused with a card game of Mao while Don and Kim worked out the car details.
We made it to Bloomington and spent the next day at the Mall of America! The largest shopping mall we've ever seen! With over 520 stores, it has 4.2 million square feet on three levels - with an amusement park in the middle of the whole thing. We spent the day there shopping, shopping, shopping, shopping ....Building a bear
Great find - just wait ''till I tell ya about it girls!
PacSun!
Ears pierced for a special 12th birthday!
Amusement rides in the middle of the mall - you betcha'
Next stop - Chicago ... Nanny and Grandbob here we come!
2 comments:
kimberly- those ears look great! were you able to write down the scripture references from laura ingalls wilder? it is so wonderful to serve a never-changing God!
omigosh!!! that looks so fun! fluffy wat r u holding in that pic?? it looks like a huge green bean bag......and kimberly "gorgeous darling gorgeous" miss you all so much....can't wait to see you!!!
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