MEA Trip to the North

Pumpkins in St. Augusta

The men take 5.

Mom was nervous having the kids so close to the falls.

Candy Apple Treats! (J didn't want one)

Wow! I can't believe how time fly's. We had such a great time up in Duluth over MEA and then we came home and really got busy with the boys in full swing hockey, S's 4-H events and filling in for vaction at work all week (which was unusually busy). Here are some pictures from the trip. We took many but I won't bore you. We had a great time. It was fun to get away and do something just us as a family. We didn't get an opportunity do really do anything like that over the summer with all the family events. We stayed at a hotel right on the lake. The kids loved it! The room had a room for mom and dad and another room for the kids which had a balcony overlooking the lake and binoculars so the kids could look for ships. It was very stormy for some of the time. The power of the lake is amazing. The kids liked going down to the shore and climbing on the rocks while the waves slammed onto the shore. We had smores by the shore at night and swam in the heated pool on the roof in the rain! We spent our last day going up the shore and to Gooseberry. The falls were raging and almost dangerous. Nothing like last year when the kids played on the rock under the falls. We ended our trip with our annual visit to the St. Augusta pumkin patch on our way home. A great weekend!!!