Bayfield, WI

We had a beautiful Saturday last weekend in Bayfield, WI, along the South Shore of Lake Superior. Nathan and I have spent a couple anniversaries in Bayfield and time at many of the apple orchards. It’s one of our favorite fall destinations, and it’s not far from home! We decided to take Nathan’s parents there for the day and had a great time going from orchard to orchard and walking around town to the little shops. It’s always amazing to see the variety of apples that are grown and to taste-test so many!!

Over hunting weekend the women in Nathan’s family get together with the kids and this year we decided we’re going to make apple pie. So, Nathan’s mom bought a variety of apples for our delicious pie-making! Can’t wait!!

Fall 2010

We have had a beautiful fall, with wonderfully warm weather! Who can complain about fall days that are in the 60s and 70s? We’ve been able to go for plenty of walks and enjoy the colors while playing in the leaves. Duluth has beautiful trails that we’ve enjoyed exploring and Isaiah has enjoyed taking in the wonder as well. Our walks can last a long time as he loves stopping at every log to feel it or pick up every stick and wave it or throw rocks into the woods. So much fun to watch how his mind is thinking about all the things right at his fingertips!

Children's Museum

Our library has a program where you can receive free passes to the Children’s Museum. So, we decided to take a Saturday with some friends and go to the museum. Isaiah is finally getting to the age where he is able to interact and play with other kids and do activities, so it’s been really fun to take him to things like the Children’s Museum. They had a room full of the perfect size activities and fun for Isaiah. We’ll definitely be back, especially thanks to the free passes!



Of course, Nathan had his share of fun too! :)

Boundary Waters

Isaiah and I enjoyed another wonderful trip to the Boundary Waters with four wonderful women. We left Friday morning during rainy, windy weather. By the time we paddled for a few hours and set up our tents at our first campsite, the rain had cleared up and we had beautiful sunset and a wonderful display of stars to watch in the sky.

The next morning, we enjoyed a wonderful breakfast before packing up camp. We paddled to our next campsite through a lot of wind, but luckily no rain. Isaiah and I had a lot of fun venturing around our campsite and checking things out. Another highlight was wonderful food. Why is it that food always tastes SO much better when camping? Isaiah agreed with me here and indulged in wonderful, yummy food.

We stayed at the same campsite for two nights, which meant that Sunday we had the chance to go on a day trip, check out some other lakes nearby and paddle without any wind (yay!!). Isaiah was a trooper through it all and even found the canoe to be a nice resting place. He cried just about every time we put the life jacket on him and put him into the canoe, but by the time we pushed off from land and sang a few songs, he was good to go. And, throwing rocks and sticks from the canoe was a favorite pastime!

The trip wasn’t nearly as relaxing this year for me as it has been in the past since I was chasing a 17 month around the campsite, keeping him away from the water, keeping sticks and other wonderful things out of his mouth and trying to help out around the campsite. So, maybe next year I’ll go alone…we’ll see what next Labor Day brings.

Bubbles!

We had a fun family afternoon at the Annual Bubble Fest at the Duluth Children’s Museum. Isaiah enjoyed sticking his hands in the bubble pools and playing with all the fun bubble wands. My guess is that next year it will be a whole new experience!

Playhouse

Nathan managed to find a large refrigerator box for us to turn into a playhouse for Isaiah. We cut a door and window into the box one afternoon and Isaiah has enjoyed going in and out of the house as he wants. It’s super cute to see him playing like this and we love it when he sticks his head out the window to say hello!

Fun in the Sun

Isaiah and I enjoyed a sunny, warm day by Lake Superior. What a perfect day to do a mini photo shoot of Isaiah at 17 months old! Here are some cute pics from our day together.