Summer Lovin'

This summer, we did have a blast, and this time I took notes so I could remember some of the fun we had.

When we went to the "cabinet" on the lake, we created a lot of memories by taking things slowly and not rushing.

We got to:

• watch a turtle bury her eggs
• hear Minnesota's state birds, the "balloons"
• go fishing for the first time for most of the girls and catch keepers!
• see a butterfly land on a rock
• be in a boat parade
• watch a blue heron
• watch seagulls
• notice a birdhouse designed like a cabin (apparently even our fowl friends need a getaway)
• run into a classmate of mine from Minnetonka High School who I hadn't seen in 21 years--her son was attending the same camp as Annika
• go tubing behind a speed boat
• dangle our feet in the water
• sleep on a top bunk--without railings!
• have Meg sleep in a twin bed
• see a wall that looked like a cow
• drive around Camp Ripley which has entrance gates like a castle--really cool! to which Emily replied, "If we go in there, will we go in the dungeon?"
• see ALL of our cousins on both my side and Dan's
• celebrate Dan's grandma's 97th birthday party
• watch "dance" (ants)
• have deep theological discussions

For instance, one conversation I had with Lauren went this way:
Lauren: I can't hear Jesus, but I can see him.
Mom: How can you see him?
Lauren: I have super vision because I'm a fairy, you know.

 deer tracks

 Meg at Camp Ripley--what a contrast. "Pearls" and a tank...

We also tried to spend money at mom-n-pop shops in Little Falls, but they were all closed. We ended up at the Pizza Ranch.