Tuesday, February 22, 2011

Vacation

We are back home after a nice vacation to northern MN and Michigan (the UP)...the pictures are in backwards order...
Part of the fun of our car ride was coming up with activities to make the ride enjoyable. We listened to books on tape (Dr. Seuss Favorites was fun for all), played games, and had plenty of art supplies at the ready. This is a picture Charlie created on his white board. I think its kinda cool...a bit Tim Burton-ish even. The second photo is an unfortunate car we happened upon in Duluth. I can't quite figure it out...

Below is sweet Solveig....Michigan's finest! We spent 3 nights with the Hopmans...We had so much fun that we forgot about taking pictures. Between stuffing our faces with pasties, fish-n-chips, bacon and lattes, we had a great time just being together. On Friday the wind was so gusty that we didn't even make it outdoors until evening when we went to the arcade place for Charlie's sake (and sanity!)

The first night of vacay found us in Nashwauk at Mike's grandparents' house. Lorraine and Bud are simply the best. We enjoyed our time together which included Christmas in February and a hike around their place.



Here's Charlie and Great Grandpa checking out the wood and wood stove.

Great Grandpa's home-ade earplugs...

Happy Valentine's Day from the Hanson Boys....

Lincoln comes for a visit...

Arne found his toes/new toys!

Arne plays "conductor." All the trains had to stop in front of him and wait for his signal.

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