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Stillwater After A Day Shooting The Birthplace of Minnesota

 

Scott had a shoot in Stillwater and we decided to tag along. After walking along the river we stopped at Teddy Bear Park. 


Then Scott met up with us at Valley Bookseller where they had every Waldo book imaginable. 

We got a couple of snacks at Candyland before exploring downtown Stillwater.

After working for Stillwater for a number of years, Scott knows all the secret spots. 

We also had to stop at the other bookstore, Black Letter Books. 

Theo thought he looked so cool in this old chair.

We noticed Waldo at this store and thought it was just because it was a bookstore. It turned out there was a scavenger hunt to find them throughout town.

So we stopped in all the stores that had one. 

The street approaching the Stillwater Lift Bridge is now a pedestrian plaza. Much better than when all traffic from MN 36 was funneled through town.


If inflatable things survived at the cottage we would totally get this. 

Somebody would definitely pop it. But it's so cool.



I got a flat tire on my bike this week. Because it's an old vintage bike, finding a bike tire was more difficult than I thought. Today would have been perfect to bring our bikes along. 


The kids are super picky about eating lately, we finally settled on pizza. 

What happened to my adventurous eaters?


I had been wanting to get a tablecloth for our picnic table as it's hard to wash off and it had developed an oil stain. Found this one at Target that had built in weights. 

The Romenesko clan loves tablecloths. It just needs to be stained!

We love the Minneapolis Parks outdoor movie nights. I biked with the kids to Lynhurst Park for Trolls Band Together. 

I'm guessing I was busy painting on a rare cloudy, but not rainy day this summer.

The next night Meadow was at a sleepover.

We made a stop at Mall of America where Theo and I rode the rollercoaster. I look thrilled.

 We ended the night at Nicollet Island to watch the Aquatenniel fireworks. 

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