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While Nick was on his way to Poland…

Nick needed to go to Poland for work so we decided that we would move up our trip to Minnesota(and miss the fall colors!) so I could stay up their with the kids while he was gone.

We got there Friday night and he left Sunday.

I of course started trip planning right away when we decided to go up there.

I basically keep the kids and I busy to deal with him being gone.

I was super excited when I realized that we got into the Hjemkomst Center for free with our ASTC membership!

I have wanted to go back every year since we first went but it cost too much to get so many kids in.

We dropped off Nick at the airport and went right to see the viking ship!

My father in law came along to see it and help me wrangle kids 😉

I like the replica of a church they have outside also.

The youngest three were getting a bit antsy but we made it through the tour.

We were told they might have stored dead bodies during the plagues in this outside area.

Yikes.

I am so thankful that one membership has gotten us into so many different places though!

This is how most of our family pics go, let me know if you want tips so you too can take amazing pics like this…

What was funny about Nick going to Poland is that he had also gone to Poland 4yrs before almost to the day.

We had just gotten the twins a few months before and it had gone really, really, badly so I was thankful this time went better.

Stay tuned for what we did while he was gone, if I got any sleep with three kids in a camper with me for five nights, and pics from one of my favorite places!

I might have looked like this a few times that week…

Daily Photo Challenge

While I had the D850 we rented, I decided to do a daily photo challenge.

This picture started it.

I loved it and wanted more like it.

So this was DAY 1

DAY 2

I am in love with how crisp and clear the d850 is.

It caught my daughters joy of the story she was telling perfectly.

DAY 3

I am sharing the rest from my facebook page to make it easier on myself, since I used the cameras wifi to download them straight to my phone!

It was one of my favorite parts of the camera!

It made sharing pics while traveling so easy!

DAY 4

We stopped halfway up to Minnesota at a hotel so we got to see more things on the way up!

I will share more pics from this awesome nature center and Nature Playpark later.

DAY 5

Finally in Minnesota and we went to a fun event the next day!

Maplewoods Leaf Days are so much fun to attend, even when it is really cold!

DAY 6

This is my favorite of the challenge.

We took my oldest, littlest, and one of my nephews with us into town and they were cracking me up.

Little Bit loved the audience and kept trying to be silly so they would laugh at her.

Again the d850 with my 50mm 1.2 lens caught the moment with beautiful clarity.

I hated sending the camera back…

DAY 7

We left the boys with Nick’s parents and took the girls up to Voyageurs National Park for a few days.

The boys were so excited to get to stay with their grandparents and cousins and I got to see some beautiful scenery.

Nick and I went to Voyageurs 6yrs ago but I loved seeing it again!

DAY 8

We got to see snow while up in Northern MN!

I was so excited!

DAY 9

Watching their littlest cousin play Angry Birds 😉

I took way too many pics and can’t wait to share some more on here!

My oldest requested that I make a photo book so I had better get editing!

MN Trip ~Day 5 The SHT

othercampsite

There are very few pictures from our second day on the Superior Hiking Trail because it rained!

It was supposed to rain for most of the time so one day of rain was not too bad.

Of course when it started sprinkling I did not want to put my rain jacket on.

I was hot so I thought I would wait.

Later I had to try to dry out my wet things and I realized I was not planning far enough ahead.

boardwalk

The trail was pretty muddy in spots so the fact they had bridges and boardwalks in places was really nice!

This is a really well travelled trail and they seem to take good care of it.

Since we were headed to Tetteguche State Park campground that day we headed up Mount Trudee which would had some really awesome views.

Since it was raining I thought I would take pictures the next day when we headed back that way instead of trying to get my camera out of my pack, where I put it to keep it dry.

dry

I found out really quickly that one of my shirt choices was really bad.

The grey one you see hanging in our tent is a really cheap Danskin from Walmart and it is amazing.

It dries quickly and is a great base layer.

I wore a black t-shirt from target on top and it soaked up the water like a sponge.

That guy is not coming hiking with me again…

eating

Even though the park let us call them to check into our campsite we still decided to make the 2.5mile trek to the visitor center to check it out after we set up camp.

Even though it poured on the way there, I am so glad we did it!

They had a fireplace!

We stayed there for a couple hours to dry out and then headed back into the rain…

It was a cold wet night but that is what happens sometimes when you camp.

I should have brought a base layer for my legs instead of just the pants I wore.

Live and learn.

What is your favorite thing to bring with you camping?

I was dreaming of long johns all night…