Anniversary Trip

John and I try to get away together at least once a year around our anniversary, September 15th to spend some focused fun time enjoyed each other's company away from the camp.  Joanna and John's mother held down the fort for us and did a great job. 

This year we headed down to Missouri to pick up a newer vehicle since we were feeling the need for something a bit more reliable.  It just so happens that our son and his family live only two hours north in Omaha, NE, so it was a perfect setup to go visit them as well.  We were able to spend a weekend there and had such a great visit.  They took us to the bridge to nowhere, which is a suspension bridge that crosses the Missouri River into Iowa.  It's simply a beautiful bridge for pedestrians and there used to be nothing on the other side but woods.  Now, however, they have built an unusual  attraction which is a huge green field surrounded by trees and sidewalks.  They are putting together a state-of-the-art computer light show that can also be used for playing games, like trying to run away from being tagged by a light from the computer on the field.  It was all very interesting.  I'd love to actually see it in action when it is finished.  We purchased some delicious pizza and bread rolls along with root beer of course, to eat down by the river.  Then afterwards found a cute ice cream shop to polish off some cones for desert. 

Aaron and Titus are growing so fast. Reseth is homeschooling the boys and Aaron is hooked on phonics and already reading little books at the age of five.  He says he is teaching Titus to read too.  Such a sweet big brother he is.  Jonathan and John and Aaron and Titus spent half a day putting together an intricate lego military helicopter that actually had an internal winch to lift objects off the ground.  That provided hours of entertainment for the boys who love all things mechanical.

After leaving Jonathan's place, we headed up to Duluth, MN for three days of just hanging out together, relaxing, hiking trails, going to movies, shopping and eating out.  Duluth is a very interesting port city, so there's lots to do there.  We both appreciated being alone together and away from camp so we didn't feel obligated to be working on something at camp.  A big thank you to Joanna and Nona for making it possible.