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Our week "up north" was unseasonably cool, but we still fully enjoyed the time away, soaking up family time and lots of new experiences.
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The first few days were sunny and clear.
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There were campfires, and s'mores...of course.
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Some of the marshmallows were as big as baby Hans' head!
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It was such a delight to meet my new nephew. He is cute as can be!
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My sister and I loved hanging out with our girls together.
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There were some cool, cloudy days when we did lots of crafts.
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We tromped through the woods looking for inspiration and supplies for our projects.
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Took a trip into town for turtle races and ice cream.
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Saw a family of loons from the cabin window.
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The kids went fishing for the first time.
What a wonderful family vacation!
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15 comments:
I was browsing the blogs of people from all around the world when I stumbled upon yours. I wanted to tell you that it made me smile.
you have such a beautiful family. It looks like your summer is turning out to be something quite special :)
here's wishing you many more sunny days to come!
God Bless
Oh what a wonderful family holiday. So many wonderful 'childhood memories' created for the little ones
Alison
nothing beats the love of a sister!! what a great family you have.
What a beautiful family & what a fun time it looks like you are having!:) chris
Kari it looks like all of you had the best time even if the weather might have been a little cool. Love the crafts you and the girls did. New nephew is adorable.
looks like it was wonderful! I cannot wait to meet everyone.
I love that marshmellow/head comparison photo, and that first photo could be a postcard!
SEE you soon - a week from today I will be there! yay!
Looks like you had a wonderful time. I love going up north. We're heading up to the North Shore next month! Let's get together soon!
It sounds perfect and relaxing!
What a great vacation!!! I can't wait until our kid(someday to be plural)'s old enough to enjoy these kinds of vacations thoroughly! :)
Aww what a sweet vacation! lots of memories and I can see another scrapbook coming from this trip! big hugs
toodles-
sarah
Just beautiful photographs as always. They create such a lovely mood. They were well chosen. It looks as if the cousins will always treasure that holiday! xx
Looks like fun Kari and what a beautiful place to spend time with family.
What a beautiful family! How great that you could have this time together.
You and your sister both have daughters that look like THEY could be sisters!! Looks like it was a lovely time. I haven't been in Minnesota for an extended period of time since I moved down to Iowa. Hoping to make it back up before Christmas strikes, which seems to be the only time I can make it up there! You are very fortunate to be "up north" as we say... :-)
Sounds delightful!
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