Super Rachel Zana's Spot

From time to time at the cabin Auntie Dot would be busy with one thing or another.  I practiced watching and  and waiting for just the perfect time, and then I’d pop up, offering to take care of my winsome little niece.  Seeing no other alternative, Auntie Dot would agree,…

He brought along the Fargo Forum.

Cousin Alex caught this fish all by himself!  It was very exciting.  His dad helped him take out the hook and put the fish back in the water. Then Alex ate the bait.  Luckily it was canned corn, not worms.

ALL of Dr. Peds’ siblings were at the cabin to celebrate Auntie Dot’s birthday and enjoy our fun annual August weekend this year.  We were all excited that Auntie Amy Texas and her husband, Uncle Robert, could fly up from Texas to join us, and in honor of everyone being…

OK, so it wasn’t the entire neighborhood, but last week  several families with kids ranging from ages 3 to 11  on our street all went camping together at Tettagouche State Park.  Our neighbor up the hill reserved a group camping site so we could all tent together, and truly, it…

I love looking out over the unobstructed horizon.  Trees are lovely, but they obscure the clouds and hem a person in before you ever realize it. I’m grateful that I live in a place where I can enjoy both the forest and  ever changing clouds above Lake Superior.

Because people napped at weird times for various reasons, we needed an evening outing to expend a bit of energy, tire some small people out.  To the beach we went! He was hiding from me.   Walking in sand is tricky. All six kidlets were in and out of the…

We went down to watch some tanker boats go through the canal, and while we were waiting for the boats to enter the canal, we stood underneath the up and down bridge so we could see it move.  Before the bridge moved up, we watched cars go right over us!…

Auntie Dot, Cousin Alex and “Kah Kah Kah” drove across the state of Minnesota to visit us last weekend.  Auntie Dot took Mr. Trouble on Feet and Cousin Alex to see Thomas the Train Engine, which was visitng the train depot here.  Mr. TOF had a GREAT time, and Alex…

It was just a bit of sibling love on an evening trip to the sandy beach.  Silly Kidlets.