The 5K and Our Vacation

Liam and his Buddy Adam with a 2nd and 3rd place finish in the 5K

Luke finished 7th in his age group

Aiden and his buddy Mark finished in 1st and 2nd place

Aiden and his buddies with their 1st, 2nd and 3rd place medals

John and I stopped in Duluth for lunch on our way to Lake Superior.  My maiden name and Finn's middle name is "Morse"

The rocky coastline along Lake Superior

Gorgeous views

We found a few deer along the trail, but thankfully nothing bigger or more dangerous

Doing a little hiking and enjoying the scenery

Waterfall 

Along the shores of Grand Marias

Lighthouse in Duluth

Gearing up for several miles of hiking on the Superior trail

Fall colors


The boys completed a 5K race over the weekend and they improved their times a bit.  Liam is still by far the fastest in our house!  He and his buddy, Adam, ran the entire race together and finished in approximately 23:00.  Aiden ran with Adam's younger brother and one of his buddies and finished in 29:00.  John and I paced the boys a bit as we tried to keep up with them!  

John and I were so very fortunate to take a quick weekend trip for our 15th anniversary.  We decided to keep things simple and drive the short distance up north to Lake Superior.  We stayed in a townhouse at a resort called BlueFin Bay and the lake was only a few feet away from our back door.  The shoreline along Lake Superior is rough and rocky, but very pretty.  The town we stayed in was Lutsen, MN and we traveled to Grand Marais for a few meals and some shopping.  We enjoyed some unseasonably warm weather and warm sunny days.

The boys had a wonderful time with Aunt Jenny while we were gone and I am honestly not sure they missed us too much.  They kept busy with hockey practice, a hockey game, and other fun activities and they loved having Aunt Jenny here.  John and I really enjoyed the peace and quiet and the chance to talk.    Many thanks to Jennifer for giving us the chance to get away for a few days, it was such a nice break.