Dan and Pam +

 One of our favorite weeks of summer came and went: When Dan and Pam visit. This means lots of family time at Big C. Everything is a game and there are lots of laughs-- never ending fun. It always goes by so fast and it’s sad to see them go. 

This year we did something super different and took a 24 hour trip to show off Duluth to Pam. J is the best trip planner and when she sent me the itinerary I knew it was going to be a good time. 

Here we are in our little hostel room. I slept like a rock thanks to half a sleeping pill. Seriously. I slept over 9 hours and didn’t even wake up to go to the bathroom! 

Found just a couple rocks to skip 😂 

Here we are at split rock lighthouse. We were too cheap to go into the actual park and get the tour so we listened to a podcast on the way home instead haha 

The fog hadn't burned off yet and it made for the most beautiful backdrop. 

Perhaps the highlight for me: burrata and wine on the rocks of gooseberry falls. We hunkered down off the beaten path and didn’t see a soul. We named the waterfall we sat next to the 4th waterfall and I don’t think it gets much better than this. 

Trip planner extraordinaire. And the maker of fun. She’s seriously the best. 

So pretty. 

Celebrated moms birthday with chocolate cake, chicken gyros and a new game called Wavelength 

We did A LOT of this. Floating. 

Sigge paddled around, fished and also was patient enough to catch fish in a net!

We said our goodbyes at Nelson’s. Which only seems fitting for this fam. 

Bye Dan and Pam. Thanks for loving us so well and bringing the fun to MN. 

back at home I got a new watercolor book and we've been learning some new tips and tricks. The one above is SIGGE's! He is so talented.

There was a day last week that was SO hot and although we have access to a lake 25 minutes away sometimes you just need a home day. So we did the old fashioned thing: Run through the sprinkler/ jump on the trampoline/ drink lemonade and dry off in the sun. It was super fun and although it wasn't on our summer bucket list it probably should have been- so I am glad we did it :)

I have less than 2 weeks before I head back to BHP :( This has been the best summer ever and I do not want it to end. 

xo. edc.