A Beautiful Minnesota Weekend

Stephen, Tyler and I spent a long weekend in Minnesota hanging out with Grandma Judy. Since Tyler has only been to Minnesota in the winter he was in for a surprise. The weather was GORGEOUS - perfect for spending time outside in the garden, resting in the hammock or visiting the local wildlife at Sibley Park and Spring Lake Park.

Friday we ventured up to Bloomington to go to the largest indoor water park in the United States where I failed to embarrass Tyler with my surfing abilities (video). Guess I'm just a natural. :)

Another hour car drive Saturday took us to Walnut Grove where we ate at Nellie's cafe and toured the Laura Ingalls Wilder Museum and location of the Ingalls dugout site on Plum Creek. As interesting as the Little House on the Prarie history lesson was, it just couldn't compete with the in-car entertainment. Tyler figured out how to spell words on a calculator. I never knew an 11-year old boy with a calculator could be so funny! His favorite was 5318008.

I drove "the boys" back to the airport last night to catch their plane back to Houston. I'm in Minnesota for another few days to catch up on work and meetings while I'm in the office. It's nice to see everyone again and spend some time with my family, but I think Texas has captured my heart as my home.

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