Karin's Birthday

Tuesday, August 17, 2010 was my 35th birthday.
We celebrated by going with the whole family to Itasca State Park.

Kids play area

Guess who is behind those animals?

In the visitor's center

Jase being goofy

Jase imitating Mommy on the phone.

Only YOU can prevent forest fires

Watching the Visitor Center's little video

Kevin and Laura

Walking across the headwaters of the Mississippi River

Daddy and the kids

Jase

Siri

Kira

Our family

The Dahl clan: Papa, Grandma, Uncle Kevin, Aunt Laura, Siri, Kira, Mommy, Daddy, and Jase

I even ran into my Cobber friend, Kirsten Gilbertson Jensen!
What a cool birthday present!

Mom and Dad

Our family

Me and my brother with our families

Kira has all sorts of questions for the park ranger.

A few fun pictures from Aunt Laura's camera:

Walking back for lunch

Cutie Pie Jase

Laura and Kevin

A Monarch Butterfly that let me get amazingly close!

Papa took the kids to the gift shop and wanted to get them a souvenir.
Jase got a water bottle, Kira got a stuffed animal, and Siri got a necklace with a turtle that reminded her of her preschool class. 

After lunch, we returned back to the cabin.  The girls fell asleep, but Jase was up and awake, so we took him out for some water sports fun with us.

Daddy tubing

Mommy and Aunt Laura tubing

Daddy waterskiing

Kevin and Laura

Jase and a worn out Daddy

Daddy and Mommy

When we got back, Jase immediately fell asleep and totally missed out on any of the birthday festivities.  He fell asleep at 6 and didn't wake up until about 7 the next morning.  He was tuckered out!

Mommy and her girls

Me and my birthday dessert

Singing Happy Birthday

Helping me blow out those "relighting" candles.

Happy Mommy

I got lots of neat gifts...but only one was able to be wrapped.
Mom got me a wonderful cookbook.
It was such a fun day.