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| After 2 VERY long flights, we were very happy to arrive in Minnesota - and Genna was excited to open her new Rapunzel doll! |
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| After a good sleep we both felt better! |
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| Car ride with Norman & Gigi Sis |
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| I see you! |
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| Playing with Joni |
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| A few days later, we made our way to the Minnesota State Fair! Genevieve was thrilled to pet a lamb |
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| And a calf. This area was called the 'birthing barn', all the animals were newborns. |
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| Checking out piglets with Grandma |
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| Ohhhh soft! |
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| Next we had to try the 'Australian' potatoes (and yes the lady running the stall had an Aussie accent!) |
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| Hmmmm |
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| They actually were NOT very good... too deep fried & greasy |
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| We liked the cutouts though :) |
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| Fun! |
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| G'Day mate! |
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| Off to get some $1 chocolate milk |
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| Me, Sis, Kevin, Norman, Genna & Grandma |
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| But the thing Genna loved the MOST was the music. She kept grabbing Grandma and saying we HAVE to dance! |
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| She also wanted a 'pig crown' though, so we picked those up too |
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| Mariah & Sis in their pig crowns |
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| I LOVE to dance! |
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| As we were making our way to another live music area, we found the mist sprinklers - fun! |
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| Quick stop at the horse sheds! |
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| They had lots of cool displays to look at |
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| Puzzles too |
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| Serious face checking out the big gorgeous horses |
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| Then we found Jani! tickles! |
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| And I found one of the highlights of the fair - the giant pickle! They call this the 'naked' pickle because it's just a plain giant dill pickle, no deep frying or batter. |
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| Me & cousin Jolie |
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| I had to take a photo of this for Murray - $25 for two squirrels in a canoe - I KNEW he'd be disappointed I didn't buy it for him :) Too funny |
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| And who wouldn't want a $110 'jacket for your butt' lol |
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| Very cute & creative! Eggplant penguin |
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| Frozen chocolate dipped banana on a stick - yumm! |
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| Genna asked for some ice cream - I asked for a SMALL cone - this is what we got - OMG |
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| Just try a little bit |
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| I ended up just scooping half of the ice cream into the bin because there was WAY too much for a little person! |
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| Dora balloon! Fun! |
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| Delicious |
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| Checking out her new accordion from Grandma - fun! |
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| It works! |
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| It was a nice break to sit for a bit and listen to the live music (and Genna's accordion playing :) |
The acapella singing group we watched were fab
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| The group, with Joni too :) |
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| Oh Jani, you're hilarious |
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| But I tell you what, that was a fun day! |
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| Grandma stayed behind to meet up with Marcus & Grandpa's group for more live music - Genna had to have a big 'see you later' cuddle |
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| Cool cow on the way out |
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| Then we ran into everyone else arriving as we were walking to the car! Grandpa, Amy, Kyle & Johnny! |
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| Quick target stop on the way home - these seats are fun! |
It was a GREAT first few days in Minnesota. We were SO thrilled to see everyone AND to have been able to attend the Minnesota State Fair - Fun!
