This past Saturday we went to Emma's Hope in Pepin WI. Emma is a neuroblastoma survivor. Her family has been doing a 5K walk in their small town for 10 years in honor of her. They've raised over $150,000! So amazing! The whole town is involved. There are just over 800 people in the town and I bet almost all of them were doing the walk or helping out in some way. A group of us went down for the 10th anniversary.
Pepin WI is really beautiful. Lake Pepin is not a lake actually. It is where the Mississippi gets wide enough that the water is very slow. What is surprising is there are train tracks right along the river. 32 trains go through a day! It takes you back to how it must have been when trains were the main source of shipping.
A family picture. It was maybe 60 degrees so we broke out the hoodies.
The CCRF staff visiting Pepin
A family picture. It was maybe 60 degrees so we broke out the hoodies.
The CCRF staff visiting Pepin
Libbi and Penelope giving hugs
Penelope fell in love with the balloons
Afterwards we had a small birthday picnic for Penelope. The Pepin playground has many of the old equipment deemed too dangerous, but is so much more fun than the new stuff. I LOVED these types of merry go rounds when I was a kid. Penelope enjoyed it too.
What a busy day!! Penelope missed the scenic route and sleeping baby gives chris an excuse to not stop at every quaint town and scenic overlook. It is a really beautiful drive.
Penelope fell in love with the balloons
Afterwards we had a small birthday picnic for Penelope. The Pepin playground has many of the old equipment deemed too dangerous, but is so much more fun than the new stuff. I LOVED these types of merry go rounds when I was a kid. Penelope enjoyed it too.
What a busy day!! Penelope missed the scenic route and sleeping baby gives chris an excuse to not stop at every quaint town and scenic overlook. It is a really beautiful drive.
1 comment:
What a great way to spend a day.....You'll just have to do that scenic drive again when baby isn't sleeping....I imagine in a few weeks there will be some beautiful color for photographs..... :-)
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