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December 30, 2019December 30, 2019

Bentleyville – Festival of Lights

The Bentleyville Christmas lights event by Canal Park in Duluth is something we stop by every chance we get. An open to the public event it is a real treat and one that the kids love. This year we were able to meet up with Julie, Eric, Evelyn, Charlotte and Teddy to walk through together. With the fairly warm weather and being so close to Christmas it was plenty crowded but still more than worth it.

Bentleyville at opening time

Kai and Nora at Bentleyville

Nore enjoying the cold

Festival of lights

The crowd at opening time was substantial.

Nora and Charlotte at Bentleyville

Crystal at Bentleyville

Lacoutures at Bentleyville

Another group photo

Charlotte and Evelyn with their popcorn

Crystal bundeled up for the cold.

Julie and Eric

Lacoutures at Bentleyville

Teddy just enjoying the show

Kai and Nora buying thier hats

Bentleyville!

Kai, Nora, Evelyn, and Charlotte

Nora and Charlotte practicing the buddy system

Eric at the F16 display

Nora, Crystal, and Kai as we were getting ready to leave.

December 23, 2016

Bentlyville

Bentlyville is billed as the largest free, outdoor, walkthrough lights display in the USA. That is a lot of qualifiers but Bentlyville does not disappoint and everything you need for a great visit really is free. Free hot cocoa, free cookies, free popcorn, free marshmallows to roast – they are just handing it out. The only thing they charged for was apparel in the gift shop but fair enough. We had a great time! It was good the we went in the middle of the week – crowds were still intense, I’d hate to see the place on a weekend!

Kai enjoying a pre-Bentlyville pizza break.

Kai with the photobomb

At Bentlyville waiting in line to see Mrs. Claus.

At the Bentlyville Tour of lights.

Nora waiting to see Mrs. Claus.

Crystal at the tour of lights.

Kai and Nora with Mrs. Claus.

Kai on the tour of lights.

Don't move Crystal! The snipers have a bead on you!

Kai and Nora walk under the projected lights.

Popcorn break!

Kai, Nora and Mom at the mid-way point on the tour.

Warming hands during the tour.

Snowman Kai.

Snowoman Nora

We highly recommend Bentlyville!

July 18, 2016

A Visit to Superior-Duluth and a Huskies Game

Last week we took a trip up to Superior-Duluth. We got some shopping done, had a great visit with Ron and Sal Miller and stopped by Josh Miller’s new shop. We capped off the day with our annual Duluth Huskies game where Kai and Nora both got game balls signed by the whole team and we met some interesting people – the owner, his mother and a major supplier for SACO in Saudi Arabia.

With cousin Josh and Baby James in Josh's shop. Kai and Nora thought it looked like M5 from mythbusters.

On the way to the Huskies game we stopped at a scenic overlook.

Baseball involves balls, bats, runs and innings but the primary purpose is, of course, soft pretzels, hot dogs and pizza.

The game is about to start and we have great seats. It doesn't look like it but they had a great crowd.

Kai and Nora pose with Harley Huskie.

A very kind person affiliated with the team game Kai and and Nora each a game ball.

Nora on the look out for number 33 to sign her broken bat.

Waiting in line to get their game balls signed.

They were pretty excited!

September 5, 2013

Final Days of Summer Vacation

The final set of summer vacation pictures has been processed and I’ve posted a few here. It was a good vacation and the kids had a great time–they are growing up too fast!