Kaleb's 9th Birthday Camping Trip

This past weekend we celebrated Kaleb's 9th birthday during a two night camping trip to Crow Wing State park.

 

There were 13 of us total (probably should have had to have an additional permit of some kind).  Kaleb brought two friends, Ashton and Jake.

 

 Birthday boy when he first wakes up in Duke on his birthday morning.

We had to go on a hike.  The kids took turns reading the history lessons along the way.  The mosquitos almost ate us alive.  We all came out with wood ticks.  Jake won with a total of 19 ticks.

Ashton, Kaleb and Jake

The boardwalk is part of the hike.

The boys made birdhouses. 

The grown girls colored in coloring books.

 

Some relaxed by knitting.  Others with a cat nap.



In Memory of my Aunt LaRae

 On June 6th we lost my aunt LaRae.  She is pictured with her siblings, my aunt Karen and my dad Dick in February 2013.

The year of her birth was actually 1938 (typo).

Polski Dome is Completed

 

Last week the landscaper showed up to finish the work they started last winter when the ground was frozen which made it impossible to finish.

 

 

Tah dah!

 

 

 

Itasca State Park - Headwaters of the Mississippi

 This past weekend we went up to Itasca State Park and camped.