Duluth!

Duluth is one of my favorite cities. I vacationed there as a child until my family moved there permanently after I graduated from high school. Although I did not "grow up" there, I feel like it is the town I did my growing in. Duluth is where I graduated from college. Duluth is where I bought my first house.

Duluth is where I fell in love and I married my husband. I have great memories all over the city, from trail running on my lunch breaks and picnics by the waterfalls between jobs and as an art student, bring my sketchpad or paints or camera all over the city and catching the views from a new perspective. I adored my husband's place on Lake Superior where we had bonfires and watched the ships come in, where we watched shooting stars and walked along the sandy shoreline as we got to know each other better. I love the shopping, the views, the restaurants, the fresh air, the lighthouses, the trails. It is a special city.

My mom and brother still live in Duluth so I get back there often. While my husband was in Chicago running the Chicago Marathon with his brother, Bundle and I spent the weekend in Duluth. It has been such an adventure to explore the city with my little girl, seeking out the toys stores, the playgrounds, the shorline, stopping so she can smell the flowers in the rose garden and throw rocks in Lake Superior; all the things I still love.

I am not sure who had more fun at the playground- my brother, my little girl or me?!

My brother taking Bundle for a ride on the ship

She's fearless!

My brother had to try out the slide

Bundle LOVES slides. The bigger, the better!

Bundle did not want to waste valuable play time waiting for Mama to get down the slide!

Yay! My brother made it to the top!!

My mom, daughter and I also spent an afternoon at Enger Park, one of my favorite places in Duluth because of it's view of the city. I was excited explore the park with them!

The leaves were gorgeous and it was a picturesque day. Below is the entrance to the park:

I had visions of the three of us linked together walking through the park hand-in-hand...

And for awhile, that's exactly as it was, but my daughter is very independent...

and wanted to explore on her own.

She insisted on climbing to the top on her own, all 75 steps.

She was actually rather upset when we were at the top because she wanted to keep climbing,

She pouted for a few minutes until she realized we could go down all 75 steps we just climbed up! My little Bundle was a bundle of energy!

The view from the top was spectacular, see below:

~Angela