As if Fiji weren't enough, Justin and I spent 3 weeks in Minnesota visiting family. We are truly blessed to be spending so much time with our loved ones this summer.
Once again we packed an incredible amount of activities into our trip. We swam, went to the family cabin, fished, watched fireworks for the July 4th celebration, went on bike rides, played at parks, visited Como Zoo, picked blueberries, celebrated Carl's first birthday, spent 3 days in Itasca State Park and 3 days north of Duluth on Lake Superior and Grand Marais. Here's the photo recap of our trip:
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| Justin and Brianna running through sprinklers at my parents house |
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| The cousins enjoying frozen treats after swimming at Jeff and Shelley's |
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| Justin and Brianna ready to swim in the lake! |
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| With so many girl cousins, what's a boy to do other than join in the fun of painted nails! |
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| Ready to swim |
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| Elissa, Shelley, and Justin in the lake |
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| Justin playing "This little piggy went to market" with Brianna's fingers |
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| Micah and Justin fishing at the cabin |
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| 3 sweet nieces: Elissa, Kaitlyn, and Brianna |
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| Kaitlyn and Justin in their "fort" at Jeff and Shelley's house |
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| The cousins at Como Zoo (a tradition each time we visit in the summer) |
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| Grandpa and Justin picking blueberries |
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| Grandma and Justin playing with Grandma's jacks from when she was a little girl |
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| Carl learning to walk at the Itasca camp site |
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| Justin and Brianna on Uncle Jeff's lap |
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| Katilyn and Justin in the screened tent eating their dinner at Itasca State Park |
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| Brianna, Kaitlyn, and Justin in the hammock at our camp site |
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| Walking across the Mississippi Headwaters at Itasca |
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| The cousins having fun at the Headwaters |
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| Justin was "too busy relaxing" to join his cousins in front of the iconic Headwaters marker |
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| The other cousins posing nicely |
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| Sometimes you have to take the picture whether everybody's ready or not! |
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| Mississippi Headwaters |
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| Justin learning to shoot a bow and arrow |
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| View from the 100 foot watchtower we climbed |
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| The tower |
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| Elk Lake (?) |
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| Justin and Micah being silly |
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| Fishing Lake Itasca |
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| Justin and Mommy by Lake Itasca |
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| Justin in front of Lake Itasca |
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| Lake Superior |
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| Micah and Justin taking a break from throwing rocks |
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| Justin and Kaitlyn after our picnic lunch |
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| Justin, Uncle Jeff, and Kaitlyn enjoying the views on our Oberg Loop hike |
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| Beautiful views of Lake Superior on our hike |
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| The whole gang (except Eme, Carl, and Dave) |
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| The hike is over, and Brianna conked out! |
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| Justin and Elissa throwing rocks in Lake Superior in Grand Marais |
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| Nobody stayed dry for long despite the frigid water temperatures! |
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| All the cousins loved wrestling together |
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| Split Rock Lighthouse |
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| Betsy and Justin at the base of Split Rock Lighthouse |
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| Gooseberry Falls |
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| Having fun in Grandpa's sprinklers |
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| Kaitlyn and Justin became extra special buddies this trip |
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| Micah, Elissa, Justin, and Kaitlyn our last evening in MN |
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