Skip to main content

Frontenac Hike, Minneapolis Bike Ride and an Easter Feast

By
Meadow and I both had off on a Friday so we decided to make a day of it and go hiking.
 
We found a place to eat along the river in Red Wing.
 
 

 
We always get super hungry after hiking. This time we decided to eat beforehand. We wanted to get Red Wing Brewery's really good pizza, but it was closed until the late afternoon. Instead we got some mac from Let Me Cheese U.
 
We learned our lesson by ordering too much last time. The food is so rich. We each got smalls and the kids shared and it was still too much.  

We stopped at the Red Wing Shoe Store to check out their factory seconds for new hiking boots. We tried a few but none that we loved. When leaving we noticed they had kids hiking boots too.

After a trip to the Red Wing Shoe Store we headed to Frontenac State Park.
 
Unfortunately we didn't find the hiking boots we were hoping to to replace our well-worn pairs. Well, Brooke had a really good assortment to choose from, but she passed.

I thought it would be good to go to this park in the spring when the trees are bare and you can see the river better.

 
It's still full of great views and larger staircases.


I'm sure this is full of wildflowers in the summer.
 
I think we're ready for some foliage.


Always collecting gicks (sticks).



 
Oak trees are pretty rad no matter the time of the year.


Taking a quick break.
 
We made it to the password along the "Hiking Club" trail.


 
It was a relatively quick hike. Would do it again.
 
We are starting to get faster, it was only 2.6 miles and Theo again walked most of it himself. 

The next day we took a bike ride to the archery park for Meadow to use her bow and arrow she received at Christmas.

First we had to stop at the library to pick up a Harry Potter movie.
 
Meadow and I have Star Wars and Zelda. Meadow and Brooke have Harry Potter.

Then we biked forever and ever so Meadow could practice archery.


The kids kept asking to go to the beach so we complied.

I didn't mind the break. Brooke likes to just get to the destination.

Oof. Scott pulled both kids, Meadow's bike and Meadow's archery gear on the hills of Theo Wirth Parkway.
 
I could say it wasn't that bad, but this was probably the moment I'd want a e-bike. 
 
A few bikers passing by gave him a thumbs up. 


Wah Womp. Someone else was using the archery area. We decided to pass the time by getting BBQ at the Wirth Chalet.

They didn't have root beer, so I got Meadow Mr. Pibb. She was very excited. The kids of course got hot dogs. So predictable.

Meadow's bike can also be used on mountain bike trails, but not ours.
 
Because it's a mountain bike...
 
She went off-roading next to us for a bit.

 

Everyone else thought it was a good day for a bike ride too.

 
The next day was Easter. The kids had already found their baskets before waking us up. The Easter Bunny spoiled the kids this year. Meadow got a comic book-style sketch book, waterproof mittens, an Animal Crossing shirt, peanut butter chocolates, raspberry licorice and energy orbs.



Theo got his own crayons, paper, waterproof mittens, raspberry licorice, peanut butter chocolates and energy orbs.

 
Theo got to right to coloring with his big old crayons.
 
Everyone in Brooke's family thought I was weird, but I got my first covid vaccine before working on an Easter feast. 

We colored eggs this year using a natural dye kit.
 


We don't really do this, but the kids seemed to have fun.
 
Today was Bunny Day on my Animal Crossing game.  

 
I'd been working in the kitchen all day long. For some reason I wanted to go traditional this year. I even made a pineapple studded ham.
 
Nice job Scottie.
 
I also made perok cake. I heard about it on Reddit and had to try the mashup of cake and pie.

I made the mac and cheese specifically for Theo. Of course he wanted everything else instead.

Meadow pretty much ate everything. An Easter miracle.
 
Then we took a walk down to the Peace Garden where this little bunny climbed trees.
 

Labels:

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Backyard Rink 2.0

By
The old Coronavirus got us this week. Despite being sick things still needed to get done.  Still botheringhis sick dad. As you can see, Theo likes to be a pill from time to time. Meadow is always finding ways to lure Pecan into her room.  The weather this week looked like winter so we needed to get our ice rink built.  This year we decided to expand it over the sidewalk.  It was a wee bit small for us adults last year. Theo helped at times.  First we just had to figure out what we could build with the lumber we had. We had enough for the base wall at least. Even Meadow joined us outside for a bit.  I'd like to move this raised bed back a couple of feet next year to simplify the geometry. Brooke lent a hand when I needed the help. We use a DIY Iron Sleek setup. 2 x 12s and these metal brackets are all you need if your slope isn't too extreme. I had to fill in some low spots with dirt on the part that went over the middle garden. I had to wait a day or so to...
Post a Comment
Read more

Gift Cards are for Spending

By
Thanks to daylight savings I got up extra early today. For breakfast I had eggs. You thought it was going to be oatmeal didn't you?   Scott was working his early shift at work so I worked on chores. I hate when he works when I have off, but in a way I get more done with him gone. Like dishes.  Our last two pumpkins from our garden.    Before they could start going bad I roasted them in the oven.   I then soaked the seeds in salty water for roasting later.    This week I decided to clean out our buffet drawers. Each drawer was turning into a junk drawer and needed to be cleaned.    I first took everything out to go through what I needed and what could be thrown away/recycled.  I pureed the pumpkin to be used for future use. Like pumpkin woopie pies, mmm.  While cleaning out the drawers I stumbled upon some items left behind from the previous owners.  Now ...
1 comment
Read more

G.G. and Grandpa Make Their 1st Visit to Interstate State Park and Taylors Falls (and Much, Much More)

By
Oh, hey, Brooke's parents visited us for the first time in forever. I told them if they wanted to keep Meadow, they'd have to bring her back. They arrived on Monday evening with plans to stay all week. I had to work still and we left them in charge of the kids. After a long day at the zoo we convinced them to walk with us to Bread and Pickle.  They were not excited by this, but we knew they could do it. Nothing like an old-fashioned burger and beer meal from Bread & Pickle on a nice summer day.
Post a Comment
Read more