F O U R T E E N// Up North.

When I was growing up, "Up North" and Granny's house was my happy place, and it still is to a point, but now that my Granny has passed away, it holds a lot of memories that are hard to re-visit without her here.  But there weren't many summers when you didn't find me in the 218 for at least a weekend from the time I was 3 til the time I was 18.

My mom's parents put roots down in Bemidji and 5 of my mom's 6 siblings still live there, and it's my home away from home, when I was growing up, it was my Granny's house that I would stay at, but now, I stay with my favorite auntie and uncle and my cousins when I go up.

Whether it was finding a deal during Crazy Days at the Mall, getting a black eye while go-karting with my Dad at the Putt-N-Go, having my Grandpa get after Andrea and I for causing too much ruckus when we played house downstairs and wanted to scare Steph, so many memories come flashing before my eyes when I take the time to sit and reminisce.

I thought I'd share some pictures from those times, because those were the days that my best childhood memories come from.

One of the newest pictures we have of all six of us kids and this picture is 6 years old. Oi.  

All of the grandkids that came from my mom and her sisters.  She also has four brothers, three of them have kids as well.  

More of my crazy family.