Minnesota Lake Country

Each year, Rachel returns for a visit to the States, and we try to meet while she's here. This year, her whole family invited us to join them at a campground/resort north of Detroit Lakes.


The whole gang


Rachel's three and my two. The kids all got along well.


They had a blast playing in the sand and the lake.


Dylan got buried.


Benno


Partway through our stay, we had a change of plans when we got an invitation to stay with friends of Norman and Sylvia's who have a lake home on Gull Lake near Brainerd. This definitely was a step up in accommodations. Their home is new and beautiful and huge, with beds for 9, plus a loft with room for 10 sleeping bags. Amazing.


Sunset over Gull Lake.


I could get used to this.

We are so grateful to the Kempf clan for this opportunity. This trip meant so much to me, and I hope the kids remember it as a special time in their childhoods.