A Day of Remembrance

Ryan took today and tomorrow off as bereavement leave. He wanted to go out into "nature" to think about Grandma and to spend a day doing things she would like. We called his brother and asked his family to come along also. So our two families drove up north a bit to go to a state park to spend the day together.

Here is everyone looking at the river from a lookout point.

We walked some paths and had fun at the park. The kids loved the nature. I think we walked over 3 miles, which is something for an old gal like me. Did I mention it hit 90 degrees today also. It didn't feel so bad because we were in the shade a lot.

This climb up these stairs kicked my butt, but the kids liked it.

I think this tunnel under the road was the kids' favorite part of the walk.

After our long walk, we went to a 50's type drive in diner. We ate really good burgers and had big malts in our car. The only bummer is that it was a little too hot to eat in the car. We had a lot of fun though. (Should I tell how you cheated Eric by turning on your air conditioner in the car while eating?)

We ended our day with a round of mini-golf. Everyone had a fun day today just hanging out together.