Since there was no school today, I took the boys to the Minnesota History Center in downtown St. Paul. It's a great facility with lots of kid friendly exhibits on the history of this fine state. The boys had never been there before and were reluctant, but I dragged them along anyway.
It was really a fun time. They found lots of interesting stuff to do. Nick loved being able to look through the binoculars out the big plate glass window facing the State Capitol. He also loved Charles Lindbergh's biplane hanging in the lobby. Xander liked the log cabin building area and driving the Greyhound bus.
My favorite part was the recreation of a St. Paul house that was originally built in 1888 and has been home to fifty different families over the years (it was converted to a triplex at one point). Different rooms were about different eras and different families. In the backyard they had a bunch of old school games kids used to play like dropping clothes pins into a glass jar. The kids loved it.
Anyway, I highly recommend checking it out. They even have pretty good food in the cafeteria.
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Well, now you know what to get them for the next birthday: a canning jar and some wooden clothespins. Why buy expensive Lego sets?
Kidding. Hans and I went there in our early days of dating, probably so Hans could show off his vast expanse of historical knowledge. I guess it worked, anyway. But we try to stop when we're in St. Paul to load up on Minnesota books and coffee cups and cutting boards, stuff like that. It's one stop Minnesota shopping.
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