Fishing

Fishing was a good blend of old traditions and new experiences this year.  One of the new experiences was staying at Rose Ridge Resort for the first time, due to issues in the past with the previous resort we've stayed at.  Even though our cabin was pretty tiny, we had great beachfront property and really enjoyed the resort.  Next year, we are excited that they have an opening for us in one of the bigger duplexes, so we will have a little more space.

As usual, we caught lots of fish and enjoyed being out in the boat.  We visited the bridge several times and Norah loved taking photos.

One of the days, Dave's mom and I brought the girls to the community center in Detroit Lakes to play at the indoor playground and swim at the pool.  We also enjoyed paddle boating and doing a little bit of swimming at the beach at the resort.

We even changed up the menu one night after having fish most nights--we ordered a pizza and ate it at a park in Detroit Lakes.  On our last night, we had a bonfire at our resort and made s'mores.  It was definitely nice to mix it up a little bit throughout the week, but still have a chance to enjoy fishing at Bud's as well.

Dave and his parents were hoping to take the girls back once more in August, but it just didn't work out this year.  Instead, he went up with a friend.

Last day of 3rd grade!

I can't believe how fast Abby's 3rd grade year went!  She loved having Mr. Dietel for a teacher this year, and had many great friends in class this year.  She is sad that this will be her last year at Jordan, but with Norah starting kindergarten next year, we decided that it's time to have her switch to New Prague.  We will also miss our amazing daycare provider, Lori!