North Shore trip

After getting home at 10pm and turning around and unpacking and repacking--we were on the road by 11am on Friday.....headed to the North Shore for a weekend of skiing and swimming! It was so great being home and seeing the kids.......and they were so excited to take a road trip up North! Nora got her new car seat and absolutely loves it!!

We stopped at Fitgers for a late lunch and made our way to the Lutsen Sea Villas. We had never stayed there before and it worked out great! They had a great swimming pool that the kids loved! We went swimming, had a little dinner, watched a movie and finally made it to bed. The Hennum's arrived after 9pm. Nora couldn't make it up that late.....and while Bishop was SO tired he forced himself to stay awake long enough to see them! 

She can move in the backseat! ;)

 Saturday was a COLD day! A little too cold for the kids to get out and ski--so we took turns. We went swimming in the morning with the kids while the dad's went skiing. We had lunch and then Liana and I got out for a ski. We skiied at Oberg Mountain while the dad's hung out with the kids, took them on a little toboggan ride and back to the pool! It was a great day and everyone was happy!

Swimming with Siena and Maia!

Nora loves her girl time!

 Sunday brought some warmer temps--so we drove up to Bearskin Lodge to ski. I had never been there and it was a really neat lodge with some great ski trails. The dad's took the kids skiing while Liana and I skiied and then we ate lunch with the kids and hung out in the lodge while the dad's skiied! We stopped at Voyageur Brewing on the way back and then went swimming and had dinner in the place! The kids had a blast skiing, especially Bishop. He insisted on being the leader and his favorite part was the downhills!! ;) All he wanted was big downhills!

Hanging out with my girl at Bearskin Lodge!

Nora taking pictures of Bishop and I!

Rootbeer, hot chocolate and cookies as a reward!

Trying on cute hats in the gift store!

A highlight of the weekend--riding in the back of the car to the swimming pool (200 yards away)! :)

 Monday morning brought more swimming and our last ski before heading home. It snowed a little overnight Sunday night so we chose to classic ski. We went to Hogsback Loop and since they had gotten snow the classic track hadn't been groomed yet. It was a little slower going and we ended up skiing 5 miles!! There were a couple of meltdowns (rightfully so--5 miles is a long ways)! I had no idea we'd be skiing that far so I didn't bring water or food. Luke pulled Nora in the Chariot and she got cold (and probably a little bored). We all made it.....packed into our cars and headed for home. We decided to skip swimming lessons as it would have been cutting it pretty close to getting back for them. So we stopped at Fitgers for a bite to eat on the way home instead!

The skiiers!

Nora will be ready for "real skis" next season!

Wow--it was such a fun weekend with friends, skiing and swimming! The kids had a blast and it was a great transition back to reality for Luke and I!  We were all happy to get home and to sleep in our own beds!