We packed up the Crew and headed North to Bemidji to hang out with one of our favorites, Father Don!
As some of you may know, he was diagnosed with ALS last December. He's doing well, all things considered. If you care to follow his Caring Bridge Site, you can,
HERE. I would highly recommend it. It's very inspirational and he almost always recommends a great song!
Such a good Little Traveler (they all are!)
Pool time
She needs more meat on her bones, always cold
Hours of fun in the pool!
Notice the blue lips from being cold
Mom's turn! We had fun playing Airplane, Pencil, Solider!
Emma, comin' in HOT!
Cards with Father, the Lobby of this hotel is stellar
Lake Bemidji
Quick stop to say Hello to Paul and Babe
More swimming
Everyone jumping at the same time
Snack Break!
We would put the kids down, set up the video monitor, sneak out and chat it up with Father. It was quite lovely. He also treated us to our very own private Mass Sunday morning at his new place. Cherished memories, for sure! Praying for you always, Father. So grateful for your love, prayers and friendship. We're richly blessed to have you a part of the Craigmile Crew!
Emma met up with Auntie Em to help shoot a video for a project she was working on for work. Mason and I hung out at the Library while they were filming
Observing the other visitors
Accessorized!
Little Boy heaven, alllllll the leaves and a dump truck
Prized possessions
I'm not even sure...I think they were pretending to smell the fake candles??? This kind of stuff is typical around our house...
Busy morning of errands, thankfully he still crushed his afternoon nap
Bedtime stories
BEAUTIFUL Fall days, stored for gray gloomy days like today
Mason REFUSED to try his boots on, touch his boots or even look at his boots UNTIL his Daddy got a new pair of boots...Mason put his boots on too? Daddy boots? Mason Boots?
A flashback worth remembering how far we've come. Reid studying during his MBA program...how did we survive?!
Happy almost Winter Solstice
