I took Charlotte shopping to choose her birthday gift on Monday and she only wanted to go to Target and get accessories for her American Girl dolls - she chose a dog house for her toy Corgi and a pet parrot in a cage. She was not interested in shopping for shoes or clothing at all. We also stopped at the Galaxy Drive-in for lunch where our food was delivered to the car and the tray connected to the window on the drivers side.
The family celebrated on their own on Wednesday but shared some great pictures with me.
Thursday was my day to hang out with Camille, so we took a long walk to the gas station so she could choose a treat - life savers. It was fun.
Tom and I went on another state park adventure today - to Minneopa State Park near Mankato. The park was established in 1905 and is the 3rd oldest in the state and has some nice waterfalls, a herd of bison, a historic windmill, a campground, and some nice trails. We first walked to see the waterfalls and were quite impressed with the fast moving water rushing over the rocks - the upper falls is about a 10 food drop and the lower falls are narrower and drop 40 feet.
We then drove through the bison range and the herd was all bedded down and we didn’t get a good view. On the way back, a few had started to move around, so I was able to get a decent photo.
The next stop was the historic Seppman Windmill, an impressive old stone structure.
Lastly, we walked the Minnesota River Bluff Trail for about 2 miles and really started to poop out by the end.
A stop at Rounder’s Pub and Grill in downtown Mankato provided out dinner and a beer so we had energy to get back home, about an hour and a half drive.
I saw these 2 great political yard signs this week:
