Duluth

This month we made a road trip to Duluth, MN to pay our respects and celebrate the life of Branden's Grandma, Patsy Thompson. Though the reason for our visit was sad, we had a wonderful time gathering and catching up with the Johnson family.





Some highlights from the trip included:

• Celebrating Branden's 30th Birthday
• Seeing and staying at Branden's sister Julie's house
  
• Seeing aunts, uncles, friends and cousins for the first time in over 5 years
• Annika's first experience with a dirt bike
• Annika playing with Lake Superior stones at Canal Park
• A chance visit with Annika's cousin Will
• A rest stop at a petting zoo in the Dells on our way home

We will miss you Grandma

Tulip Time

About a week ago we took a trip to Holland to give Annika a glimpse at our collegiate Dutch heritage. Not having grown up in Holland I didn't have a little Dutch outfit for Annika to wear, but we did enjoy watching Dutch dancers, some delicious carnival food, fun with our dear friends Courtney and Curt and of course, photos by the tulips.

This was Annika's reaction after I told her she was going to get a $50 fine for picking a tulip