Memorial Weekend Camping

Days later, here we are with a massive post about our camping trip! We went up north to Tettegouche State Park, where it was a chilly 55-60 degrees during the day, and an even chillier 35-40 degrees at night!

Mac watching us set up the tent.


Mac trying to help


Mac in her 'seat' which she played in the vast majority of the time we were there. Not much else for her to do there.


Leiden had a great time--running around with Luke and refusing to put on her sweater, even with goosebumps everywhere.

There's that sweater.

Mac started out being afraid of Baloo (who is an enormous golden doodle), but pretty quickly got to liking him.

Mac

On a hike to a waterfall. Mac really wasn't the happiest little girl on the trip.

Leiden loved throwing rocks in the water.

All the guys and the little ones.

Brad bought Leiden a fishing pole, and Mac loved the little 'ball' on the end of it.

Mac on the second day after sunscreen was applied--in her hair as well as on her face.

We visited Split Rock Lighthouse on the way home, which was pretty cool. It's there on Lake Superior, and Leiden thought it was great. Mac slept in the car with Brad keeping watch while we wandered around.

Kids on the trail. This was pre-the 171 steps we had to go down to get to the shore.

Leiden is remarkably less timid around Luke, which allows her to do things I would not expect her to want to, including standing in the freezing lake.

And then wandering around on the rocks with bare feet. I was almost certain that one of the kids would fall in the water and have to be wet all the way home, but we were spared. This place was a little further south than where we camped, so we gained a few degrees--plus this day was the warmest of the days we were there.

Leiden posing at the waterfall in Gooseberry State Park on the way home. Shortly after this picture, she had her shoes and socks off again, and then promptly fell and smacked her shin--hard enough for a big bruise and scrape that even the doctor noticed at her 4 year check up today. Poor Leiden.

Mac was just happy to finally be warm, I think.

All in all it was a good trip. We ended up coming home a day earlier than planned, as we were all cold and no one was sleeping very well. Except Leiden, who just burrowed down in her bag between Brad and I and slept all night long.