Hiking with some of my favorite teens

The annual MEA break fell over the most spectacular combination of weather and scenery this past fall.  I celebrated our release from school with a trip down to a state park.  We grabbed a couple friends of the boys and headed out for a picnic lunch, a hike, a visit to the small town where I went to college and a quick sojourn around Carleton's campus.  The highlight for me was when Siena casually pointed to a spot on an island in a little lake and said, "That is the place where my dad's rap career started."  I chuckled for days thinking of Tim as a rap star.  Thanks for that tidbit, Siena.