Fall Catchup

Posted on November 24, 2015 by Keanen

It has been a fun fall so far. Post Memorial Day weekend at the lake we enjoyed the first day of school, Elizabeth’s volleyball season, and Joey’s football season. Joey also attended his first Vikings game on a beautiful sunny day.

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Elizabeth’s volleyball season was a lot of fun to watch. The girls progressed with each game

Joey’s football season was also very exciting. Joey and his team had a rough start but rose to the top of their division before the playoffs started

Joey attended his first Vikings game with his ‘old man’ 🙂 It was a joy to see the experience through his eyes

A week in and around Itasca State Park

Posted on August 23, 2015 by Keanen

We spent a week in the Itasca State Park area this summer with the Lenzen family. It was a much shorter drive compared to last year. We had all kinds of weather from heat indexes well over 90 to seeing our breath and rain. It made for a fun variety of activities including hiking, biking, fishing, outdoor Sunday Mass, shuffleboard, swimming, watching movies and hanging out in the campers, geocaching, Viking’s pre-season football, outdoor cooking, shopping, go carts, laser tag, and of course walking across the headwaters of the Mississippi River. I would recommend this trip to anyone as there is something to do for all.

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At the head waters

Attended Sunday Mass outside at a beautiful grotto @ St. Mary’s

Geocaching

Hiking adventures

At a fire tower

Our home for the week

Harry and the Henderson’s night during rain fall

Camping in Duluth

Posted on August 13, 2015 by Keanen

Earlier this year we planned a trip with my parents to join us camping in Duluth. This was a special trip for us because Duluth was our summer trip as kids with Mom and Joe. It was a lot of fun to return there with them and share the Superior experience with the kids.

We visited the Glensheen Mansion, Gooseberry Falls, Duluth, and explored the scenic route of the shores on highway 61. It was foggy and overcast for parts of the weekend but it really cleared up when we needed the sun 🙂

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Check out this view from our camp ground

Picking agates – Elizabeth was having fun with the rocks

Joey loved the shore

The shore was beautiful in Two Harbors

A visit to the mansion

The kayak festival was right at the bottom of the hill from us. Pretty foggy for one of their races, they simply disappeared into the fog…

Cabin weekend w/Lenzen family

Posted on August 13, 2015 by Keanen

On our second cabin gathering for the summer along with many others (23 in total at the cabin!) we had a great time. On a windy day we had fun playing mini golf and driving carts. The following day the wind cut down and we spent a BEAUTIFUL day on the lake. We used every flotation device to get all 23 of us over to ‘Florida Point’. Kyle and I used a two person floaty with the help of the good Captain powering us over. We also sat on the lake with no wind for over an hour under the bright moon which was an absolute treat.

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Kyle and I debated leaving them…

A little racing action – the boys enjoyed it a lot

The girls, not so much once we were done – ‘scary’. It probably didn’t help that I was doing my best impression of Rick Flair when passing them, ‘Woooo!!!’

Joey’s 10th Birthday Party

Posted on August 13, 2015 by Keanen

Joey had won some tickets to play paintball earlier in the year. When we asked him what he wanted to do for his birthday he said, “paintball”. He and three buddies joined him for some fun on a beautiful summer day. They were a bit hesitant at first but then started to get a feel for the ‘game’ as I tried coaching from the sidelines. Joey had finally advanced and did well. On his way back after a victory I was praising him until I heard some sniffling. I asked what happened and he showed me a nice welt on his neck. The next game he was hit on the inside of his bicep and was pretty timid after that. Hopefully time will let him forget and he’ll be back 🙂 A good day all around for fun!

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4th of July – 2015

Posted on July 12, 2015 by Keanen

This year at the lake was wonderful. We had beautiful weather, lots of time on the water, time with family and friends, and ended it with fireworks before heading home. Unfortunately, I am missing many pictures because my phone is at the bottom of the lake 🙁

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Our annual picture of the kids near the parade

Safe fun with fireworks

Our third trip to Upper Loon

No egg this time

Carolyn joined me at the Geocache!!

Nix and Jen

This is the last time that my phone was seen before going to the bottom of the lake 🙁

Cabin weekend with the Lenzen family

Posted on July 12, 2015 by Keanen

Lot’s of family joined us in June along with the Lenzen family for a weekend of fun. All three brothers were up with friends. We went to upper Loon, the girls did some shopping, we played games, stayed up late, and played in the water.

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The brothers

Ladies hanging out

Another visit to Upper Loon

Love birds on the dock enjoying the sunset

A late night visit to Dave and Vickie’s

A weekend in Alexandria

Posted on July 12, 2015 by Keanen

In June we visited Alexandria to see my Uncle. We visited the Runestone museum, hung out in my Uncle’s small town, shared stories, played mini golf, swam, rode bikes and ate some good food.

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Checking out some Viking history

At the local Legion

The Runestone

Memorial Day Weekend – 2015

Posted on May 29, 2015 by Keanen

We enjoyed two days of sun at the cabin which was great. The kids played and Elizabeth braved the cold water on the paddle board. Joe, Nix, and I took our annual trip to ‘Upper Loon’ with a few guests and we reconnected with friends that we had not seen over the winter.

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Elizabeth confident that she will not fall in – and she did not!