Birch Lake - August vacation

It's been an incredibly long time since our last post and we apologize! School is keeping Mom busy...this semester it's Biology and Intercultural Communication. Over the summer, it was Medical Terminology, Medical Dosages and Nursing Assistant class and exam/certification, as well as CPR and Basic Life Support for Healthcare Professionals. I'll now be searching for a part-time job as a Nursing Assistant to fulfill the 480 hours of direct patient care requirement for the RN program.

OK, now that Mom's excuses for poor blogsmanship are out of the way, on to an update.

In August, we enjoyed our annual one week vacation at Birch Lake in northern Minnesota.

On our way to the lake, it's a tradition to stop in Royalton and visit a store called Treasure City, which the Grilz family has done since they started going to the resort in the 1960's. The kids took turns as captain of the Robert E. Lee.

Fishing, swimming, boat rides and playing in the sand were favorite activities, as well as playing games in the lodge in the evenings.

Beach time. As you can see, Ethan (in midair) loved jumping off the dock onto a tube.

MK preferred floating in her own boat.

Ethan shows off his prizes from the fishing contest.

This picture is one of my favorites...it captures Ethan's personality so well.

The kids on the their favorite rock.

All of us...