I am back after 3 weeks of vacation and traveling, followed by a busy few days getting my boys ready for school and celebrating the youngest's 7th birthday. Did anyone miss me? We had a wonderful time on our travels, but it sure is nice to be home and sleeping in our own bed.
Here's a few photos showing what we've been up to for the last month.
- Week 1 of vacation, the boys and I went camping with my parents at Gooseberry Falls State Park on the shore of Lake Superior in northern Minnesota (while Rob was a medicinal chemistry workshop at the University of Minnesota).
- Week 2 of vacation, we visited family in Minnesota. Both Rob and I are from Minnesota and all of our immediate family members still live there.
- Week 3 of vacation, Andrew stayed with my parents for "Camp Grandpa and Grandma" while Rob, Robby, and I flew to Reno where we rented a car and drove to Calaveras Big Trees State Park. The next day, we drove to Berkely to visit Rob's advisor from his post-doc days followed by a stop at the Jelly Belly factory. Then, we were in Davis, CA for a couple days so Rob could attend and speak at a celebration in honor of his graduate advisor. We finished up the trip with a day at Lake Tahoe.
Gooseberry Falls State Park
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| Robby on the shore of Lake Superior |
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| Exploring the tide pools at Gooseberry Falls State Park |
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| Andrew in Gooseberry Falls |
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| Chilling our feet in the cold water of Gooseberry River |
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| Swimming in the mouth of Gooseberry River, where it drains to Lake Superior |
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| Making banana boats for dessert while camping |
Family Time
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| A little pellet gun action in the morning on the Sammelson family sheep farm |
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| How many cousins can you stuff onto a loveseat? |
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| Fishing with cousins |
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| Cousins checking out a caterpillar |
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| 40th anniversary party for Anna's parents |
California
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| Not too nauseous after a morning of mountain driving. We made it to the top! |
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| "Mother and Son" giant sequoia trees |
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| Sitting on the "Big Stump" |
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| Learning about how new compounds are tested on flies at UC Berkeley |
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| Private wine and chocolate tasting at Jelly Belly |
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| Robby waiting for Daddy's talk to begin |
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| Robby and I didn't understand much of this talk! |
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| People in California have cool things like pizza ovens in their backyards |
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| Too much party |
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| At Lake Tahoe, we were all taking a lot of photos. Its even prettier than I remembered! |
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| Birthday brownies to celebrate Andrew's 7th. (Recipe from http://www.thesweetslife.com/2012/08/fudgy-cosmic-brownies.html) |
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| First day of school - 1st and 5th grades |
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