The newly annual midweek visit up north

Similar to last year, the kids and I made a late-August, weekday visit to my parents' place on the lake. Cousins E&T were there too!

One activity included a walk from Great Grandma K's old house to the Gilbert school... we traced the path that my mom walked back in her school days (my brother and I also walked it for two years).

Crossing Main Street:

The school is in sight:

The kids helped make pancakes that morning:

They also went on multiple treasure hunts, including digging through a Treasure X package...

... did yoga with Grandma, hit a playground, took a boat adventure to an island, went swimming (in the lake but mostly in the hot tub), played Pictionary Junior, drew up plans for a huge clubhouse, and raced some cars at E&T's house. It was a busy couple of days and photo coverage is limited.

I did take some other photos of the Iron Range that either aren't ready yet or aren't fit for this blog.

Thanks to my parents for hosting us! They have a strong tomato game, by the way: