Monday, July 13, 2009

Ruttgers Lodge, Bemidji, MN

Oh we miss you Bemidji!!! We had a wonderful time relaxing at Ruttgers Lodge on Lake Bemidji this weekend. If I didn't have to work and we could afford to rent a cabin there for the enitre summer, I don't think I'd leave from the day school gets out until it starts up again in August. It was so nice to go and relax with just the 4 of us. It was a treat to just relax, not to be rushing here and there and having to do a lot of things all weekend. We can't wait to go back next summer and hopefully spend a week there! We also had fun visiting Paul Bunyan Animal Land, Bemidji State Park, Itasca State Park and the Mississippi Headwaters. Bria has a story to tell about getting attacked by a deer at Paul Bunyan Animal Land and the girls really enjoyed geocaching at Bemidji State Park. (Bria survived the "attack" just fine!) Here are a few fun shots from our weekend.... now we just wait until next Summer to go back!
Bria at the Headwaters for the Mississippi River

The "mighty" Mississippi

Emmy and Kelli toasting marshmallows
Bria and Emmy enjoying the beach at Ruttgers Lodge
Emmy and Kelli in Bemidji State Park
Jon, Bria and Emmy with their GPS units to being geocaching at Bemidji State Park
Sandcastles on the beach
Emmy watching the duck that flew up to the beach
Lake Bemidji
Feeding the deer at Paul Bunyan Animal Land
Emmy and "Bambi"
Feed me!
Bria is surrounded!
Emmy and "Whitey"

Bria and Emmy with Paul Bunyan and Babe the Big Blue Ox

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

Looks awesome - glad you had fun! Can we come next time?? :-)
tabbi

Kelli said...

hey.... let's find a way to make it work! We'd love to have you come with!

Luann said...

It looks great--I'm so glad you got to go! That is a very big Paul!!

Our4Monkeys said...

Wow, that looks really fun!! We just started geocaching not too long ago--isn't it fun? =)