Fall Weekend with the Stroms

Cam went fishing with his cousins for a weekend at the end of September so I decided to surprise the girls and head up to Iron River for the weekend. I didn't tell them we were going until after school and right before we left. They were of course really excited!

We couldn't have asked for better weather and it was so nice to see Erik, Courtney and the boys. Also, the car ride by myself with the girls was a piece of cake so that made it even better!

We're looking forward to many more weekends like that over the years. I really feel lucky to have such a great reason to visit up there :)

Playing in the dirt where the Strom's house will be (or by now is there:)

This is a random picture (Sonja took it) but if you click on it, you can see Gwen mid-jump right behind Courtney. The had so much fun running around and jumping from dirt pile to dirt pile.

:)

Trip to the Island

How sweet is this?

Fun rolling and sliding down a hill

We also got to go the Cranberry Festival in Eagle River and then also popped over to the Northwoods Children's Museum before we headed out of town. Gwen was in heaven when she found this wedding dress that fit her perfectly. There was even another little girl there who helped her do her hair in a real salon chair. She was loving it!

And on the way home we stopped to pick out some pumpkins at a roadside stand. So much less expensive than around here and it added a little adventure for the girls.