Here we are in Duluth...We are having such a great time. The kids love the water and all the slides. Carson even likes the slides. There are 2 four story tall slides. One you go on your butt and the other you go down on a tube. Austin is the only one of the kids that is big enough to go down the butt one. Austin, Belle, and Carson all love the tube slide. Phil and I are getting worn out carrying the tube up the four flights of stairs over and over and over again. Nessa is even enjoying herself. She loves to just splash and kick. When she gets tired of swimming she is content to sit in the stroller and watch all of the kids.

When we got to town yesterday we went right down to Canal Park. We made it just in time to see the ship come in. Belle and Carson were amazed at how big it was. There was another ship anchored out in the lake that they were also able to see. We walked out to see the light house and even got some people to take a picture of all of us. We then walked around and went through the shops that are all down by the lake. Belle and Carson both bought themselves a t-shirt with money that grandma and grandpa gave them. Austin got a sports water bottle with his money.

In the 2 years that we lived up here we never went in any of those shops, so it was kind of neat to see all of the over priced souvineers. We got here by about 10:30 yesterday and by 1:30 we had been through all of the shops that we dared to take kids in, watched two boats come in, drove up the hill to see what has changed(not much), had lunch, then Phil and I looked at each other and said Now what???We did the sight seeing and stuff...We still havent figured out what people do when they come to Duluth. We were done in 3 hours. So we drove up to UMD and past Austin's old nursery school then it was about time to check in the motel. And here we have been ever since...It is actually really cool at the motel. They have mini golf, and a inflatable castle, outdoor pool and hot tub, and of course the water park...I am not sure that we will be ready to leave tomorrow...THis has been more relaxed and enjoyable than I ever imagined. Maybe next time we take a vacation it can be a few days longer.

Better go, Days is on and Nessa is going to wake up soon...I will add more when we get home.