Birthday Party for Brenden, Tyler & Nicholas

On Saturday afternoon we went to a birthday party for 3 nephews............Brenden (9), Tyler (5), and Nicholas (10). In the morning we went to both Brenden's & Justin's football games.

Brenden making sure we are watching him play his football game. :)

Uncle Jer tries Brenden's football helmet on Luke. Luke was not quite sure what to think about that. :)

Justin is ready for another play in his football game.

Luke testing out the toy tractor at the birthday party. I remember when J.D. used to play on it! :)

The birthday boys............Tyler, Brenden & Nicholas.

Ready to open presents.

We gave Qwirkle to Nicholas.............

...............Line Up to Brenden......................

...............and Tyler his First Science Kit.

Last Morning at Cove Point Lodge

Labor Day was our last morning at Cove Point Lodge............time to go home. The waves were really crashing into the shore the night before & that morning. It was great! Here are some picture. :)

They had a Scandinavian continental breakfast each morning that was quite tasty........however, we did not choose to try the pickled herring! :)

Cove Point Lodge also has a very cozy common area with a fireplace, games to play & books to read. We decided that they needed a Qwirkle game so we brought one from work for them. :)

I wanted to see the waves crashing in on the point, but Todd did not want to walk out there again. I took one camera & walked out to the point..........and Todd stayed on the deck of the fish house with the other camera. Here I am about half way around the cove.

This is a view of the cove from the path.

This is a view of the fish house from across the cove, walking out to the point.

Sonja out on the point.

Sonja sitting & watching the waves crash onto the point................I did not want to leave..........it was sooooooo cool!

One last look from the balcony..................beautiful!! :)

Another Beautiful Sunrise at Cove Point Lodge

We saw another beautiful sunrise this morning.

We went on a drive in the Superior National Forest & then stopped at Tettagouche State Park. We walked some of the trails & ended up on Shovel Point. Two nature hikes in one weekend for Todd! :) Todd at one of the lookout points.

Sonja at another one of the lookout points.

Todd at another one of the lookout points.

Sonja at another one of the lookout points.

We saw this big rock with the trees growing out of it & thought it was cool.

Todd climbing the many, many stairs on the trail.

The view from Shovel Point.........the farthest outcropping is Palisade Head.

A Beautiful Sunrise & Making Smores

This morning we had a beautiful sunrise over the lake.

The lodge had Bingo from 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm tonight. Sonja won twice.....$10 in Cove Cash to use in the gift shop or restaurant and a Cove Point cup. :)

After Bingo, we got one of the S'mores packes from the front desk & went down to the fire pit. Each s'mores pack has two 2-packs of graham crackers, a Hershey chocolate bar & 4 marshmallows in a ziploc bag. Sonja roasted marshmallows to make s'mores.

Mmmmmmmm.................the finished product. :)

Here We Are.......at the Cove Point Lodge

Todd & I are spending Labor Day Weekend at the Cove Point Lodge in Beaver Bay on the North Shore of Lake Superior. It is very beautiful here. :)

The view to the right from our balcony. There was a rough trail out to the point.......we walked out there after dinner.

Todd sitting on one of the giant adirondack chairs.

Sonja sitting on one of the giant adirondack chairs.

Todd & Sonja with the Point in the background.

A picture of the Point from part way around the trail.

Pictures from on the trail.

It was a very "naturey" hike for Todd, but he was very brave! :)

Sonja on the rocks of the Point with the sunset.

A picture of Cove Point Lodge across the water on the trail.