August was Busy

This August just flew by. We started it out by taking a 10 day trip back to Minnesota. The majority of the time we were in Ely with Amanda's side of the family. There was a lot of tubing, fishing and relaxing. We also got to spend a few days in Detroit Lakes with Chris's family. After we flew back to Idaho we almost immediately signed the papers and purchased our first house. Things are still a little disorganized, but it feels great to finally have a place of our own. After one day in our house we also went out and got a little golden retriever puppy (that didn't take long). She has been so much fun, and work, so far. The month ended with Chris's parents coming to visit. They spent a week here, helping to put our house in order while seeing some sites and playing lots of pinochle.

A secluded lake near Ely where we picked blueberries

Duluth, MN

Enger Tower

If we hadn't known any better, this could have passed for Chris's brother Kevin

The park at Enger Tower

Justin took a whole lot better pictures than we did

The Kallis klan

Megan, Caitlyn and Michael

Amanda, Lumberjack Joe and Stacey

Stacey, Emily, Amanda and Courtney in their Ely T's

Michael blowing some bubbles

Megan and Michael

Megan

Chris

Courtney, Emily, Amanda and Stacey in their Boundary Waters sweatshirts

The crew at the beach

Chris and Michael riding the waverunner

Abbi and Levi playing in the sand

Amanda and Michael eating around the campfire

Caitlyn smiling for the camera

Our house

The park that borders our place

Some flowers in the front

More flowers

Lois loves the dining room window

Our kitchen

Counter and tile work

In the heat of an intense game of pinochle

Nēka in the park

A nap with her favorite bear friend

A little wet from the sprinklers

Lois is wondering why she has to put up with this dog

Chris's parents in an underground cave at Crater's of the Moon National Park

A couple of Alligators we came across at a park near Twin Falls.