Family Visit

This last weekend we were blessed with a visit from our nephew Eric Oberg and his wife Amber, sons Lawrence (4) and Celeb (14 months). Eric works for a mining company in northern Minnesota and had a long four day weekend to enjoy. It worked out for them to come up and spend some time with us, which made us happy.

We filled every moment possible with some exciting adventures. The first day they were here, Joanna and John were scheduled to take a couple of folks on a full day dog sled trip. So, I guided Eric and his family to our Indian Lake overlook. It is a new trail on the opposite side of the Agimac River through a beautiful spruce swamp and up a hill. We put the baby in his car seat and strapped him to our long sled. Then Lawrence hopped in behind him. We took turns pulling them along behind as we snow shoed the trail. They were amazed at the view from the overlook, about a hundred feet above Indian lake. We could see the snowmobile trail on the lake,lined with tree branches to mark the trail that John, Joanna and the other dog sled team would travel on their way back to camp.

On our way back down the hill, Eric climbed in the back of the sled with his two sons and commandeered it around the curves to the bottom, sometimes plowing his own trail to cut off some sharp corners.

Believe it or not, Caleb, the baby, slept through the whole experience, waking only once when they bumped some brush.

The next day, Joanna and John took them on our half day trip trail while I stayed home with the baby. Joanna took Lawrence in her sled while Amber and Eric each had their own sled. Apparently they had a great time, because when Amber came through the door, her face was flush with excitement. She kept exclaiming on what a fantastic time she had. She never dreamed it would be so fun. Joanna might have another willing helper for the Beargrease Race next year.

It's refreshing for us to have family and friends come to stay with us during the long winter months. We don't get out as much at that time and it gives us a chance to slow down, spend more time with them and have some relaxing fun ourselves.