June Fishing Fun

As usual, I am very behind on posting about all our activities. Near the end of June we took our second annual trip to Long Lake for a little fishing fun with my family. Our kids and their cousins had a ton of fun making memories with Grandma and Grandpa. All the kids, minus Claranna, went out for a great night of fishing. The kids dropped their lines in the water and the fish seemed to hop right on. It's the kind of fishing that is really exciting for the kids and keeps all the grown-ups too busy. There was also time for swimming, tubing, campfires, making s'mores, doing sparklers, playing tag, swinging, taking walks, hiking, fish cleaning, fish frying, fresh corn and a grilled steak dinner and storm watching. We also ventured into the nearby towns for some mini golf, lunch on the lake, go-carting, and bumper boating. Everyone, big and little, had a great time!

The big boys (Mark, Chuck & Greg) had a awesome time driving go-carts, bumper boats, and tubing. Sometimes I wondered who that trip to the fun park was really for... I'm pretty certain it was more for the big boys.

We took some time to do a little sightseeing on the way there and home. Everyone has to stop and see the "Worlds Largest Ball of Twine Made by One Man" at least once in their lifetime. The real merry-go-round and teeter-totters might have been more of a highlight for the kids than the ball of twine during that little stop. We also went to the Walker Art Center Sculpture Garden and met our friends at Minnehaha Falls Park on our way home. It was a great and jam-packed little getaway. The kids are already excited to go back again next year! Here's our trip in pictures...