We were getting cabin fever staying at home. No school, no church, no therapies, no nothing. And since school was all virtual, we might as well be some place fun! We packed up and went to visit Grandma and Grandpa in Minnesota.
I've never been to Minnesota in the spring. Usually the kids are in school so it's not a possibility. It was so beautiful to see the forest behind Grandma and Grandpa's come to life. The forest is one the kids favorite parts of Grandma's house so we spent a lot of time out there.
After a few days at Grandma's, we packed up the car again and drove to Wisconsin to Grandma's cabin. My kids still talk about going to the cabin, they loved it so much! The only problem was the mayflies. There was so many, you can even see them in our pictures. They covered everything! We spent a few days indoors or by the campfire to keep away from them. Once they died down a bit we were able to enjoy being outside more.
Any trip to the cabin is not complete without a trip to Tremblay's candy shop. We were lucky they were open! We practically had the whole shop to ourselves. Evy was in heaven being able to pick out her own candies.
The last couple days at the cabin were warm enough, calm enough and not too buggy enough for us to get on the lake. Evy loved the rush of the jet ski and Nate loved the peacefulness of the kayak.
And we fit in a few more cookouts too!
Then it was time to head back to Grandma's house for some more fun. We made even more crafts. Evy was also a super helper washing cars and planting flower pots with Grandma. We even pulled out the Rokenbok from when daddy was a little boy.
Too soon it was time to head back home. On our way home we stopped in Winter Quarters. The visitor's center was closed, but we were able to see the statues and the temple!
This trip was nearly perfect. Not sure if it was the magic of Grandma and Grandpa, but the kids were so well behaved and we all had such a great time. It definitely left me feeling like we should try it again sometime soon.
