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# farewell to summer
- URL: https://www.bradenanderin.com/farewell-to-summer/
- Published: 2019-09-03T00:00:34.000Z
- Updated: 2019-09-03T00:01:51.000Z
- Author: erin
- Tags: family, places we've been, summer, #Import 2023-10-16 11:47

We spent the last week of summer vacation with family in town. We took them to some of our favorite places. First up was the state fair...

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We followed that up with a visit to the aquarium and the Mall of America.

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We hadn't been to Crayola Experience all summer. The girls loved some of the new stations they've added, plus some of their old favorites.

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One of my favorite stops on our summer list... ValleyFair!

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Emma was tall enough this summer to ride the upside down roller coaster. We did it twice!

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We finished our day with a ride on the log ride.

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We can never go to the state fair just once!

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Our final stop on the tour of our favorite things....

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