Libby was very excited to start school! She's off to a great year already!
Thank you Meggers for helping her be the cutest one there!
Can you tell the excitement?
"Be the one that is nice.
Be the one that smiles.
Be the one that says hello first.
Be the one that cheers.
Be the one that has time.
Be the one that makes room.
Be the one that thinks first.
Be the one that offers.
Be the one that slows down.
Be the one that asks.
Be the one that includes.
Be the one that waits.
Be the one that understands.
Be the one that admits.
Be the one that considers.
Be the one that volunteers.
Be the one that sits out.
Be the one that invites.
Be the one that listens.
Be the one that can.
Be the one that you will be proud to remember."
Next year they will both be in uniform and riding the bus!
Ready to rock it!
Afternoon special 1st day of school snack :)
We love the quietness in the hood and extra sunshine playtime!
Those cheeks and arms and hands
Morning Strolls. "Mom a leaf just fell in front of me. It's God! and it means it's Fall!"
and then there's this girl. She's so spunky! You guys, I think she's ready to be potty trained...I'm just not. Diapers, they're so convenient. Especially when we are gone from the house some mornings from 8:30am until 12:30pm.
She understands the power of "poooooooop." She still goes every single morning. I think she thinks pee and poop are the same.
She's recently discovered how to manipulate bedtime. In the middle of prayers, seconds away from going to bed. She'll look up at me and say "poop, poop, poop." There's no talking her out of it
Never a dull moment around here at the Craigmile Crew! :)
Look at me, 2 posts in 2 days...can I keep it up? We'llllllllllllll seeeeeeeee!
Have no fear, we're still here. September and back to school has taken over!
We woke up and headed down to enjoy some breakfast. We got to have an awesome view of a big ship coming in
See Beast Face in the back?
She was in her prime
Waving to Daddy when we went down to get our pool toys
We had a super fun morning in the pool, jumping in, doing handstands and flips and all...mommy included!
The only spot Mommy and Baby couldn't partake
and many more slo-mo videos that I don't have the time to edit and upload :)
Then Daddy led us to the best Sandwich shop--Norther Waters Smokehaus
and we made is just in time to see a large ship come in and then the girls stood under the bridge to pretend it'll fall on their head
The day we all wore hats :)
Ship coming in hot!
Big Waves
Sweet Girl got a new Duluth Hat
Bye Duluth, Thanks for the Wonderful Memories!
Looking so old in her hat
Twist my arm, ice cream on the way out :)
signs of a successful trip!
Almost daily one of the girls asks if we can go back to Duluth or if we can live in Duluth...but then I remind them that if we lived in Duluth we wouldn't live in a hotel and have a pool and free breakfast every morning, so then they decided they'll just maybe go to college there, and if we can visit again!
We will be back! Wonderful place, wonderful memories!
I think I still need to post Libby's 1st day of her last year of Pre-School and the whole Craigmile Gang going to a Gopher game and all of the ordinary moments in between!
We woke up after a good night's rest and had some breakfast
Saying Good Morning to Mary before heading in for Mass at St. Mary Star of the Sea
Mass with a view!
After Mass we headed toward Two Harbors to visit Split Rock Light House. Emma got a great little nap in the car to prep for all of the sights
Waiting for the quick informational movie to start we did a quick photo...Emma sure knows how to play the part of the dog...
Thankfully, I knew what is OK to skip and what is a must, since I used to take my 6th graders on a field trip here. In my opinion the 15 minute video is a MUST. Most barely blinked during it....others were in "beast mode" ;)
Can you spot "beast mode"?
At the tip top of the light house
Beautiful Sights
They love to explore!
Finding rocks to bring home as keep sakes
Sally, in her happy place!
Worth the drive, if you've never been!
Finding the perfect rock for C-Mile 4.0
And then we headed to the famous Betty's Pie. It was quite the wait, so we got it to go and ate it in the parking lot of Gooseberry Falls.
Sally chose Raspberry Peach Pie and C-Mile 4.0 chose Butterfinger :) It did not disappoint! LJ decided on a giant chocolate chip cookie. Daddy and Emma had bites of all!
They're so good at going with the flow!
Chocolate Chip Lover
And then we hiked the Falls, as well as the trail that leads to the lake. By hike, I mean I carried Emma the whole way...thankful for the Chiropractor this week!
My sidekick
Love this shot that Reid took!
Checking out the Falls from a distance
Reid crushing the selfie game!
We made it to the lake!
Excited to take socks and shoes off and dip toes in the water and learn to skip rocks
It isn't always perfection as the pictures show. During the hike, Emma had 2 poopy diapers and walked right in to a metal pole. Libby had to go to the bathroom in the middle of nowhere and was a champ about getting the job done. Emma wouldn't let Daddy hold her for any part of the hike, and by the end of it she was so upset to be leaving because she just wanted to see more WATER!!! But, 95% of the time the girls were absolutely amazing. The other 5% just adds to the great memories!
They could have spent hours here!
Heading back toward the Falls. I think this was moments after Emma recovered from walking right in to a metal pole
Super Hikers!
Picking out Keychains as keep sakes
To our surprise, Libby knew/read all of the paw/hoove prints correctly!
Pretending to be Wolves
"Puppy, roof roof roof!"
Then we got some more naps in the car on the way back to Duluth. We decided to head straight to dinner at Fitgers. We were told it would be a 20 minute wait, which turned in to a 45/50 minute wait, but once again the girls rose to the occasion. Especially considering it was 7pm by the time they ordered their food.
Daddy trying to order one of their homemade rootbeers from the Happy Hour Bar, only to be told, they're only available in the restaurant side
Which, we were quite to order once we were seated. Yum Yum Yum!!
We got a fun booth in the corner, raised up with a window. Sally liked to pretend she was a statue for those eating at the patio below.
Emma was in a hilarious mood...again, it was 7:15pm by this time. Trying to take a family selfie and she just giggles to her self while we all shout "Emma, Emma, turn around, look at the camera, smile, Emma." More giggles with a huge grin and looking out of the corner of her eye
More Spunk behavior from #3 as we headed to the car, but stopped for a quick picture outside the Brewery.
And then we finally headed to check in at our awesome hotel right in the middle of Canal Park, that daddy earned for us with his Hilton Rewards when he was away in California for work a while back.
We all crashed hard and fast and had another successful night of 11 uninterrupted hours of sleep!
Next up, our last day in Duluth where Reid found the best deli sandwiches ever!
