Vacation, part 4

Vacation did not prevent Brent from working.  :-(

But he enjoyed his "office" that morning.  He'd love that view all the time!

Other's had a relaxing morning. 

We explored Splitrock Light House in Two Harbors.  

The lighthouse lens.  

Then we ventured to Gooseberry Falls State Park to check out the waterfalls.  

Does this look like a good idea?  Lucas wanted to know if the water was cold.  

More rock skippin'.

As we were driving south along the shore we spotted a few of the "tall ships" headed home. 

A great way to end our trip.

We had plenty of fun moments, some oohs and aahs of discovering new things.  Lots of hotel swimming pools and checking out local restaurants.  It certainly wasn't all grand and happy times, though. There were temper tantrums, meltdowns and bad sleeping habits.  It was all totally worth it for the memories.  Lucas and Hannah both said their favorite part of the whole summer was vacation (and going to the swimming pool).  As our family of five was walking the trail at Gooseberry Falls to leave the park there was a family in front of us.  A boy and girl, about 10 and 8 years old, were pestering each other.  The girl slugged her brother and their mother, clearly frustrated at her children's behavior, said "Can't you two get along?"  Brent and I looked at each other and thought the exact same thing -- that's us in five years.  But it will still be totally worth it.  :)