Today I was looking at pictures and realized I had never posted about the fun time we had with Doug's sister Kristin and her husband Bryan and daughter Tasha. They came to visit us in September for a week. Bryan served his mission here in Minnesota, so it was fun to take him around to the places he served. We drove up to Duluth and spent a night there. This is a picture of Lake Superior. It was VERY windy and cold while we where there...I guess we do live in Minnesota.

We were very lucky to see this ship go under this bridge. The bridge is really cool because the bottom part goes up and down. It obvously is down for cars to drive over and then when a ship goes through the road goes up. There were only 2 ships leaving that day, so we were excited that we got to see it.

Cute cousins!

After this, the kids were ready to go swim at the pool in the hotel. We were surprised that even Danny loved to swim in the pool.
The hotel we stayed in was round. The top part of the hotel is a restaurant that spins around in a circle. I think we timed it perfect. We were able to see the city as the sun was going down and then when it was dark with all the lights. While we ate, we made a complete circle.

The next day we went to Gooseberry State Park to see the falls. I love to be along the North Shore, even if it did rain on us. It is the most beautiful place!
Andrew and Tasha had fun playing and hiking together. It always makes me so happy when we get together with family and the kids get along.
We also hike the cascades along the Baptism River. They are always so amazing to see the water rush down the rocks.

On our way back to Duluth, we saw two guys SURFING on Lake Supier. Doug wasn't able to get a picture of them actually surfing, but they did. It was super windy that day so the waves were big enough to serf on. I guess you find lots of things to do when you live in such a cold place.

We had to take a trip to The Mall of America. Tasha and Jacob had a great time at the amuzement park inside. Danny loved to be able to walk around and watch them on the rides. We also went to the Underwater Adventure in the Mall. It has been a while since we have done that, so Jacob loved seeing the sharks so close up.