Let me back up

I've been taking pictures for the past month and not sharing them. How distracted of me!

First of all, here's a picture of Grace, which reminds me of a picture of my sister when she was little. I still have a framed drawing of that one packed away somewhere.
One evening in early September, I surprised the kids with a spontaneous trip to a lake. They enjoyed jumping off the dock, swimming, canoeing, fishing, and trying to catch frogs. As night fell, we had to leave before the mosquitoes got us. Such is life in Minnesota. And we do love it!