The week leading up to our mini vacation to Minnesota started out a little rough. Your youngest fractured his right wrist trying to be superman in the band room, and our oldest hurt his ankle after marching band!! After that chaos of trying to get kids to the doctor and bandaged with splints we were finally ready to leave. Packed what looks like everything except the kitchen sink and started to head north!
****ALWAYS EXCITEMENT ON FAMILY TRIPS****
After about 2 hours on the road my husband thought he was being pulled over by the police. Then he saw there were 3 cars behind him. He hurried and pulled over to see a white car blow by us followed by three more police cars! We started to move again and here come 2 more police cars... We pulled over until 9 police cars total passed us at a very high rate of speed!
We started to go again and drove for about a half mile when we saw someone flashing a flashlight in the middle of the interstate. My husband quickly realized it was because there were spike strips set for the speeding white car going across the road!!
Thank goodness the was able to avoid it...but there were cars behind us that were not so lucky! Another mile passes, and we see a sea of flashing lights ahead of us! As we get closer we notice that the spike strips have worked but looks like the person fled the vehicle and the chase was still on!
Our oldest thought it was so awesome! Our youngest was so scared. Just goes to show how things change as you get older and understand more! Think this is all crazy??? Here is the article they reported about the incident!
We started to go again and drove for about a half mile when we saw someone flashing a flashlight in the middle of the interstate. My husband quickly realized it was because there were spike strips set for the speeding white car going across the road!!
Thank goodness the was able to avoid it...but there were cars behind us that were not so lucky! Another mile passes, and we see a sea of flashing lights ahead of us! As we get closer we notice that the spike strips have worked but looks like the person fled the vehicle and the chase was still on!
Our oldest thought it was so awesome! Our youngest was so scared. Just goes to show how things change as you get older and understand more! Think this is all crazy??? Here is the article they reported about the incident!
It's always an adventure when we come to Minnesota! This one is starting out to be pretty exciting!!!!
Day two.... Minnesota Renascence festival! Holy hot! Yes, hot in Minnesota in September!!! We were still able to see so many amazing things despite the heat! One of the things we did not watch this year was the jousting. It was too hot and no shade anywhere around the arena, so the kids were not having it! They were able to see and ride the elephants though!We had to take allot of water breaks but were still able to see and enjoy all the beautiful craftsman ship, costumes, and the amazing setup they have!
There was some good beer and always great food but due to the heat we
really didn't eat or drink anything except water!
The kids got almost everything they wanted (within reason)! New steam punk costume accessories, new medieval weapons and we can't forget about the rocks! Our nieces were even able to get beautiful butterflies painted on their faces, princess crowns & folding fans with lots of glitter!After 5 hours of walking we were all drenched in sweat and ready to call it a day! We had walked around the whole place by then and were too tired to do anything else. All the adults could think about at this point was getting into the shower and going to have a good burger and a good beer (or Titos) in the air conditioning!
Minnesota is always the best mini vacation for us. If we take the kids with us there is always so much to do and always fun things to see!
If it's just an adult trip, then we usually try as many breweries as we can! No matter what the occasion it is always a refreshing break of reality!
If it's just an adult trip, then we usually try as many breweries as we can! No matter what the occasion it is always a refreshing break of reality!
For our last day we decided we couldn't leave without taking a trip to IKEA on our way home! IKEA is my weakness! Everything you need (and don't need) for your home in one huge building! When I say everything I truly mean everything from light fixtures to soap dispensers. Did I mention they have a ton of organizing options too! This place is so amazing!
After all of our fun at IKEA and grabbing a bite to eat we had to say good bye. We always dread this moment because we miss them so so much. The drive home was allot quieter and I know we all wished we could have stayed just a little bit longer! Until next time ........
After all of our fun at IKEA and grabbing a bite to eat we had to say good bye. We always dread this moment because we miss them so so much. The drive home was allot quieter and I know we all wished we could have stayed just a little bit longer! Until next time ........
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