Today is my Dad's birthday and everyone was invited to gather in Duluth to celebrate. We had lots of fun! Saturday afternoon the three of us kids and our significant others arrived first. That evening my brothers and I, and Lisa and Casey, went to the UMD football game. They played Bemidji State so we thought that might be a fun game to see since BSU is supposed to be a really good team, and Pete went to school there for his freshman year. Despite BSU's good record, UMD managed to get an easy win that night. We left happy.
Rob opted out of going to the game, but instead waited for my aunt, uncle and cousin to arrive. Rob and my cousin Kyle grabbed a beer while waiting for us to get home. Once the game was over Rob and I met up with our friends Todd and Molly. Todd has a house on Park Point, and has been very busy renovating it. I don't know what the house looked like before he started doing work on it, but he's done a very good job. We were there until late into the night, and I'm really glad we had the opportunity to visit with them.
We had a lunch barbecue today for my Dad's birthday. He got some pretty cool gifts too. Rob and I got him a Camelbak hydration pack so he can go for long bike rides and not fumble with a water bottle. And it's big enough for him to pack a lunch and his camera, if he wants. He also got a motorcycle. It must be something about turning 60! The bike is old, and has a few problems, but it still looks impressive. I have some cute pictures of my parents sitting on it, with my mom clutching my dad as if he was going 100 miles and hour and she's hanging on for dear life.
After lunch the seven of us "kids" sat down to play a game of Apples to Apples, which is quickly becoming a sort of Sanders/Lambert/Woods tradition. Our family loves to laugh, and this is one way we make it happen!
We had great weather too. It wasn't the typical Duluth weather. We had sun and warm temperatures, and the Lake was the perfect color blue. And though we couldn't get everyone here this year, we all had so much fun and I look forward to next year!