Here's Daddy and Kayla on a quiet morning playing a matching game. That girl can match. If you're not watching what you're doing (or kindly letting her win), she could probably beat just about anyone she plays.
Colin's shirt says it all, "Happy Little Camper."
Later that day, we went to the beach to throw some rocks and sand in the lake.
It was a small stretch of beach and we were the only ones, so it was quite relaxing.
After the sun and beach, we took a small hike to a picnic area and everyone insisted on eating in the shade.
More hiking and more waterfalls. Luckily the kids were pretty good about all the hiking we did.
As usual, the kids had to have silly pictures taken for any attempt at a normal picture. Love those sillies!
I didn't even know Colin had that much cheek to pinch!
We were going for a nice family photo...Christmas card material??
And....silly faces!!
Nice puppy. This nice lady let the kids pet her dog. I'm always surprised at how the kids are going to act around dogs. Sometimes, they love them, othertimes, they can be terrified. We're working on teaching them to ask the owner before they just start petting a random dog. We'll see if the day ever comes that we get one. Kayla and Colin are quite happy now chasing the bunny and head-butting the cats. Although Kayla might be getting a surprise for her birthday...
Onto the last campsite. We're quite lucky with our campsites in that they were all fairly large and private. Allowed for lots of fun playtime.
Kayla bug and the sunset. I don't think the upload of this picture is of as good of quality as what it should be. It's an amazing photo.
After another hike and waterfall, it was more beach time!
Find the kids! Actually, they were both being a little pouty in this photo cause they had to be separated. Probably for sharing, but I can't remember the details.
We took the kids to Duluth for a train ride. Colin was in pure heaven since trains are his absolute favorite thing in the world. Here they are waiting for the train and watching it come in.
We picked the sunny but scenic side of the train. The kids had a blast riding and waving to all the people we rode by.
Although, towards the end, Colin was getting a little tired, so he quietly watching from Daddy's arms.
When we got back, Daddy really wanted to go see the big boats again. While we waited, Colin chased the seagulls and made friends with a boy who kept asking him all these questions. Colin just listened and every now and then I heard him say something or point to me and say, "Colin's mommy." It was so adorable.
Watching the big boats!
One last family shot and then we hit the road to head home the next day.
