Minnesota

So, as you may know, I went to Minnesota with my family and my godparents' family.  We stayed at their cabin up by the Boundary Waters Canoe Area.

Isn't it nice?  It's right on a lake...

...and right next to an island.

The island is a great little place.  My godsister and I found a little baby turtle there this time!  No pictures, sorry - the camera I use is not waterproof.

There are little blueberry patches on the island - which is really small.  As in, you can walk across it in less than 30 seconds if you're not afraid to step on rocks or lichen or moss.  And it's literally right across from the cabin.

Just jump off the dock and swim!  The inside of the cabin is cozy and colorful:

And my godparents brought their cat, Pepper.

She is incredibly good at sitting still.

And being fuzzy!

I swear, she could be like a cat fashion model or something.

So that was my trip to Minnesota.

Yes, we did eat at the Cheese Factory Restaurant on the way there, but we timed it wrong on the way back.  Fyi, they have amazing blueberry muffins.  Yum.

So, during our vacation, there was a bad storm where we lived that knocked the power out for a couple of days and blew over fences and tore tree limbs.  The parade and the fireworks were cancelled.

And on July 4th in northern Minnesota, we were hit by another storm.  Which knocked our power out for a couple of days.  And the fireworks were cancelled.

Irony.

And that day, I'd decided to bake something for the crowd at the cabin.  Luckily the power went out after it finished baking and while it was cooling.

Can you guess what I made? ;D I'll post it later!

Glad to be home!
-JJ