Lake Pepin - June 11th

This weekend we went to Pepin, WI to meet up with Marti and some friends from the Cities to celebrate Mard's 60th (don't get me started). Though we don't have pictures of the dinner, we have a few shots from our other stops.

Here, we visit to the reconstruction of the little house in the big woods where Laura Ingalls Wilder was born. We just finished all the books about Laura, and are now reading "Farmer Boy" to round out the series. Notice Naura and Klarrie up in their sleeping loft!

We also went to the Renaissance Faire in Chippewa Falls since some friends from MSU were performing there.

 Here is Nora playing with the fairies.

 Klara gets a ride in a swan swing with her friend Bridget. Bridget and her sister Clare are the children of the friends who perform. They get the run of the place every weekend.

Aunt Marti with two fair maidens.

Fancy Pants

Carlene sent hand-me-downs from Kirsten and Erika's dress-up bin. Here are the girls on parade. Note Grandma Peachie Pie's silver shoes on the leggy one.

Birthday Party

For Nora's birthday, she had 5 friends come to a sleepover last night after the last day of school. They wanted to sleep in the playhouse but after too many ghost stories they all piled into the girls room. Luckily Klara was sleeping over at another friend's house so she wasn't disturbed.

Note the candles that were many long skinny ones that melted into one long wide flat one when left in the car on that 103 degree day!