Our quick trip to Minnesota

They always know how to keep us smiling!
We took the kids four wheeling again in Minnesota starting from Moose Lake and ending by the Wisconsin border. Five miles into the trip we got a flat tire from a jagged rock, good thing Jeff goes well prepared!

And now we are off again!

Of course the pictures don't do justice, this is a picture of rolling hills and a stream running down below.

This was Walter's favorite part of the trip(and probably Jeff's too)! Tracks and trains!

The kid's where tickled pink when Jeff picked up a turtle and moved it off of the trail. It is always a suspense as to what wildlife we will see. While we where changing the tire deer up ahead of us where crossing the trail, and we also saw what looked like a coyote, crane birds, and rabbits.

Our trip to Mackinc Island and to the Soo Locks

Pictures of the Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island

and eating a delicious lunch there too.

Downtown Mackinac, listening to the sound of horses trotting by while eating that famous fudge!

A view of the bridge from Mackinac city

An iron ore boat gliding under the Mackinac bridge
and a visit to the Soo Locks to watch those huge ships sail through the locks.
What a great trip!

Back on the home front now.

Last night as I took the kids out to play, I said the weather is so nice and Walter said "but there are no bugs." He was obviously disappointed because he has been a little bug scientist lately, however, I think the majority of the world would prefer no bugs!

Rose E on the other hand, can't wait to be a little lady! I took her with me to the grocery store, she had to bring her purse with her, and when we got to the carts she didn't want to ride inside of them and said "remember I am a little adult now so can I walk?" She also has been pretending to have an imaginary sister that is named Rose Ella. Rose Ella is to blame for any mischief around here!

Congratulations to my sister Jessica and her new husband, Danny!

Puppy Love

This morning Rose E said "Chevy's face is always painted on like that" in other words he doesn't have many expressions. Too funny.

This picture was taken at the camp (cabin).

Nothing like the Lake Superior sand at the camp (cottage)!

Love'n summer

On one of the hot, hot days we took our Ranger up to Eagle River, Michigan. Such beautiful territory. Look at this superstar Diva sitting next to her idol, her Daddy!
We stopped at a beach to cool off, these kids loved taking a dip in the water and checking out the rocks.
Then we ate ice cream next to a flowing water fall.
And here's the view from one of the bridges on the way home.

Yesterday we also took a trip up to Copper Harbor.

We admired Jacob's fall for quite some time and the kids loved dipping in their toes.

We also toured the Eagle Harbor Lighthouse, here Walter is on the look out dock.

Walter has really been into sunken ships and underwater creatures so touring these museums on the lighthouse grounds was right up his alley. Of course Rose E enjoyed it too.

Fun Happenings in July

It's been a fun July so far. Jeff's Grandparent's celebrated their 60Th anniversary on the weekend of the fourth, so we had a lot of relatives in town which was nice. Here are the kids in their usual pose on our porch after the parade. Walter and Rose E where counting down the time for months.
This weekend we took a trip to Duluth, Minnesota. Here are a few pictures of the kids at Canal Park, enjoying the scenery of the bridges, ships, and lighthouses.

We also trailered up the ranger and took it for an excursion from Moose Lake to Cass Lake a round trip of 220 miles! Here we are after crossing the Mississippi River. It was a fun adventure. Another bonus of the trip, for the train buffs of this family, was that we stayed in a motel where we where able to watch trains pass by from our room window.