UP North

We spent a week in August with my parents at their cabin up north (and I know what you're thinking... YES, there is more north of their regular house!).  We were near Copper Harbor (google it!) and the kids had a smashing good time all week.  The ride there and back was a little long for all of us, especially since the kids chose not to sleep at all, but besides that, it was tons of fun!  Above is Ansel playing with a flag at one of our stops along the way.

Amita really enjoyed the "mean cat" on the flag at another gas station.

And here we are walking off a little energy at a gas station in the UP.

The first thing the kids did when we got to the cabin was head straight for the water.  They played "splashy" until their clothes were completely soaked!  Good thing it was time to head inside and put on PJ's.

Ansel was definitely the splashy champion.  He soaked all of us!

Here's my boys up early one morning.

Amita was excited to wear a life vest...

... because it meant she got to go for a canoe ride!

This is one of the last times that Ansel walked on his knees, since he started actually walking while at Grandpa and Grandma's!

Both kids were fascinated by the chickens that my parents have.  They loved checking on them to see if there were any "gifts" (aka eggs)!

Amita and Grandma danced to the music.

And both kids helped play the accordion too!

Amita got to go for a boat ride with Grandpa.

And here's the whole gang after a day at the lake.

When we were inside (which wasn't often since the weather was great!), the kids got to enjoy a bunch of retro books from my childhood.

Amita got a fancy princess fishing pole.

She even caught her very first fish!

Ansel got to play splashy in a mini tub.

He didn't care if he was in the lake or the tub... he just loved to splash until the water was all gone!

Here's the kids testing out Daddy's mattress pad.

And helping to wake Mama up one morning.

The loved bouncing on me!

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Aaron had to stand next to the snow thermometer.  The arrow up near the top shows how much snow they got in the UP last year.

Here's the whole gang near a small waterfall on the lake.

And a fire pit.  We enjoyed tons of s'mores while we were at Grandpa and Grandma's!