Thursday, July 14, 2011

Summer vacation

I have not blogged in a long time and I wanted everyone to know we are still out there!
We have been taking it easy to say the least over the course of the last month.  We are doing very unschool like behavior.  Flopping around everyday like a bunch of rabbits.
That being the case I have no school related news I just wanted to share some of the highlights from our first real vacation of the summer!!



My mother and I took the kiddos up to Duluth, MN for some R&R.  We stayed in a hotel for a couple of days and thoroughly enjoyed the hospitality(aka pool).  We did venture out a bit though.  We did some hiking at two Wisconsin state parks I had never been to and they were gorgeous!
We went to Pattison and Amnicon.  They both boast some of the most beautiful waterfalls I have ever seen.




Hiking around the parks!



We also went to canal park in Duluth to show the kids the huge ships as they arrive in the harbor.



They love it.  
We climb on the rocks and eat ice cream and donuts.




After, Duluth we headed over to my dad's lake place about a half an hour away for more fun in the sun.

But, not until we hit the Accordion Museum!!

That's right mom your dreams have come true :)

~For those of you who do not know my mother is a very accomplished accordion player
spending all of childhood and adolescence performing the instrument.~


Surprisingly the kids didn't touch anything or complain.


We had a great time.  

It was a very enjoyable vacation I will keep you posted periodically 
about our summer adventures.


Until next time
~blessings