Trick or Treat?

Happy Halloween from Mantrap Lodge.

My little Sky is all ready for the night!

Sky getting ready for Halloween.

Sky is helping with getting the pumpkin ready.
Sky's first pumpkin!

Hangin With Friends!

Natalie, Lauren, John #1, Emmit, Cullie, Ben, Jeff, Logan, Gavin, John #2

We all had a great time exploring Itasca Park!! We hiked, climbed the fire
tower, and walked across the Mississippi!! What an awesome time together.

Climbing the fire tower

Don't slip!

Hey John!

Everyone trying to get across the Mississippi

Natalie & Logan: "Is anyone there??"

Playing around at Itasca

The guys: John Doyle & John Schwanke & Jeff

Gavin, Emmit, Ben, Logan, Cullie

John's big muskie!

John Eccleston caught his first muskie

this summer. Nice catch!!

Nick does his best magic trick of his life time!

Good job on the beautiful ring....diamonds are a girl's best friend.

Nick putting the ring on Florence.

Nick surprised Florence with an

engagement ring, during her

black belt test and she said "yes"!

What a cute couple.

Thanks Nick for all the fun magic you

performed at the resort this last summer.

The guest really enjoyed your show so much.

Congrats. on your engagement!

Our stop at Peggy & Jareds house on our way to CA.

Jared at one of his cross races.

Skylar ready to go for a car ride-what a doll.

Peggy and Mike make over her kitchen.

Peggy loves to use "power tools".

Thanks for letting us spend a week at your house.
It was fun being a grandma & grandpa.

Natalie & Jeff Update

Well, we are still in the process of getting things closed down, and working our buns off!! We are enjoying the fall season and looking forward to seeing a few more guests as our season comes to an end. Married life is going wonderful, with Natalie practicing her cooking skills and Jeff eating way too much of it, all the good and bad!

Also, for any of you wondering about more wedding pictures, feel free to check out natehoward.com under the wedding tab, and northwoods wedding to see some professional photojournalistic pics that our phototgrapher picked to post on his website!! Enjoy~

P.S. (We had to use a picture of us from last summer---Ha, Ha, we are looking very scuzzy with all the hard work that has been going on lately. We promise some more recent pictures soon!)

"Shake It" by Metro Station

Nolan Roth, one of our most favorite guests introduced Jeff & I to the song "Shake It" by Metro Station, which was even played at our wedding!! As we were watching Dancing with the Stars tonight, the dancers danced to it. Jeff & were dancing around and turned the t.v. way up! All we kept saying was how we wished Nolan & the Roth's were here to dance with us!!!! Darn, Darn~ We love you guys and miss you all so much.