Lake Pepin

About a week or so ago we took a little vacation to Lake Pepin, WI with Sam and Charlene. Sam and Charlene had graciously asked us if we wanted to share with them a cottage for the weekend that they had won as a door prize at a Love and Respect conference. We had a great and relaxing time! The cottage was basically a really nice house in a cute neighborhood. The first night we ate at Harbor View Cafe and all had wonderful entrees. Then we walked along the lake and explored some rocks...



Looked out on the lake...



And explored some more.

The next day Charlene and I went to Laura Ingalls Wilder's birthplace in what was the Big Woods. The log house is a replica of what her home might have looked like when she lived there as a little girl. The Ingalls lived 7 miles away from the town of Pepin. When Charlene and I were driving there we just couldn't imagine how long and hard it must have been to get to town for them.

Inside the log house

The Log House

What's left of the Big Woods

While we were pretending to be pioneer women the men were fishing. :)


The weekend was wonderful and a really nice getaway. The day we left we stopped for some ice cream and some cute shots. :)

Celebrating 233 years ago

We had a great 4th which started with seeing Cirque du Soleil Friday night. We went with Stefan, Christina, Pat, and Ashley. That was an amazing show! I was holding my breath when they would do the crazy terrifying acrobatics. They do stuff that you wouldn't think a human being is capable of doing!

On Saturday we went over to Tom's parents for the annual 4th of July Dippel party. There were probably around 80-100 people there. It's a big event and lots of fun! To top the night off Tom does his own fireworks show and it is amazing!!



Sunday we had an outdoor service at our church followed by a potluck :) I love potlucks! After hanging out there we relaxed in the pool with friends for a bit and then went on a lovely pontoon boat ride.



I hope you all had a wonderful weekend celebrating the birth of our nation!