Iowa Trip

We took a weekend trip to Dubuque, Iowa for Andrew and Alyssa's wedding and had a wonderful time! It was a beautiful drive, a gorgeous wedding and was so nice to spend time with my sweet family.
Alyssa's family had us out to their place for a brunch on Sunday. They have 275 acres just outside a small town called LaMotte. It was so nice to go see the picturesque place where Alyssa grew up and to get to know them.
Me and three of my favorite people in the world:
Me and another favorite of mine:


I love farms.

Since we were in the area, we stopped in Dyersville to see the location of where "Field of Dreams" was filmed. They keep the area as it was in the film and maintain the baseball field. It's free to go there and have a catch.



Me watching a game...not an imaginary one... ;)


These overview shots are of a town called Guttenberg. It was adorable!
We happened to run into those favorite people of mine at an overlook, so we decided to have lunch along the river in Guttenberg. It was a wonderful day.

Sunflower patch!

A Week at the Cabin

We were lucky enough to be able to spend a week up north after the 4th of July party and it was so nice. You can really start to forget what day it is when you're up there. Everyday has new explorations and fun, outdoor experiences. Living is easy in cabin country.
I went for quite a few long walks while I was there. It was great to be so close to nature. I watched the little creatures do their thing, smelled the fresh air, noticed little things, and got some exercise. It really cleared my head.








Kitty enjoyed her time up there also.

In case anyone was curious, our garden was doing great (hopefully it still is!)

Walker

Walker was a fun place to visit! Nancy wisely decided to have her birthday dinner there so we spent some time strolling around enjoying the town. I'll be back up there soon to photograph a wedding!!
This is called "Chase on the Lake" and it's where we enjoyed a dinner full of Minnesota wild rice and delicious seafood.
Fun drinks on the patio!


Reed's:

We drove around a bit and found a great view of Leech Lake.

Hackensack

On a glorious day up north, we ran into Hackensack to get a giant ice cream cone.

Are candy cigarettes still legal?!?