Photo dump.....and future

 Here are a few photos from July.....

Logan and friends at the Twin's game, but went for the concert after...

Me and Logan dressing up as cows to get free Chicken...

The new Sauk View from our tent on the beach with the new dock. 

Visiting the Viking /Kensington stone out in Alexandria area. 

All the flowers at the stone 

Visitor center/ Vikings drawings

The kind of cabin we want to build with the roof line

Visiting the Palmer House where we had our Wedding reception 27 years ago...

Going back to the church in Sauk Centre that we were married in 27 years ago, May 22nd 1999. We had not walked in that church since our wedding. 

Changed just a bit over the 27 years! lol...

We've been up at the lake a lot this summer. Have to enjoy the new dock that was finished and installed on the 4th of July. The weather has been good too. 

Other plans: Waiting to see what happens with the tree issue at the lake. It's slow going. 

More camping this summer: Michigan is on the list. A wedding in September and boating on the St. Croix river on the weekends we are home or evenings. Many home projects to work on to. Touching up the deck, power washing the house, weeding the garden in the back yard, getting rid of the branches, trying to grow grass in the bald spots. Seems to grow where I don't want it. Plus, working... working out at the gym. Trying to get motivated to bike or go for a walk in the evenings. Watching Below Deck on TV. 

I'm continuing on my weight loss journey. Down 23 pounds since Feb. Still want to lose another 10 pounds. It's slow going at a pound a week aprox. 

Future plans: What's next? 

Planning and Building a cabin:  size/costTBD? 

Going on Vacations (fall/winter)

Continue working for both of us. 

Waiting to find out what happens with the trees at the lake (TBD)

State Fair 

Continue to lose weight and get fit (weights/ cr/gym/bike/hike etc)

Update the primary bathroom shower and floor tile

Purge stuff we no longer need. 

Pay off bills/ loans (truck/mort) 

Enjoy time with family

4th Vacation, Sauk, Grand Marais, Ashland WI

 We did our 2nd visit in Ashland WI and this year camped on the beach! We kayaked and floated all day. 

Sunset on the beach and millions of stars at night. So fun camping right next to Lake Superior in Wisconsin which is a shallow area of the lake and much warmer!

We also went to Grand Marias and stayed in Lutsen at Lake Clara. 

Camp fire...

Camp cooking

Lake Superior

All the flowers in bloom

Kayaking, fishing

I caught 3 small mouth bass on Devils lake

Of course we had to stop for Maple Syrup

Stopping to take photos of the lupine flowers

Camping with our e-bikes

We had a red fox visit our camp site during dinner. We saw a bear crossing the dirt road and while we were riding bikes along a logging road, an owl in the tree and many bunny rabbits. 

Beef tenderloin dinner the night the fox came to visit. 

Biking at Rice Lake, Logging road

 
Sauk, photo at night from our new dock!

Fireworks on the 4th

Boating

Cooking at the lake

Kendra and Madelyn

Tubing Celina, Evan and Logan

Haning out at the Red Barn during the rain storm on the 4th

Sunshine after the rain...

Night lit up on the beach from the dock

Finished dock with everyone's help!

Kids all working together to put together all the dock decking pannels. 

New 12ft Island float

Putting in the new dock into the water 

Me, Steve and Celina putting together the frame of the dock 40ft plus the platform

How the dock arrived in all parts to put together. We had to pick it up wiht a trailer in St. Cloud- Home depot! 

Our new address in Sauk Center. We finally have an address marker!!