We are back from the U.P.....for a little while....actually only 1 more day. We leave Sat for PA and then NJ shore. I hope it's warmer there than it was up north. Don't get me wrong the kids had a blast with their cousins and barely noticed the fridged(for summer) temps but us adults were quite disappointed. Kelli and Marc even bought a tube so we could go tubing and we did go the first day and had a blast (but were sore afterward for about the next 3 :) but unfortunetly that was the first and last of water playing. It was a steady 60 degrees or cooler almost everyday and was drizzly a lot as well. We decided to travel a lot because of the weather so we headed up to the Soo Locks to see the big boats come through the canal and then had yummy white fish at the famous Goetz Restaurant. We then had icecream and tried to keep the kids hands off the many fun little things in the little shops. The girls (moms and gramma's) actually got a girls day out this year which was really fun too. We got to go to Mackinac Island, do some shopping...took old time photos..(hilarious) ate at The GateHouse (of the Grand Hotel) and tried to sneak up onto the porch of the hotel as well...we are so bad....it costs $10 to just walk up on the porch so we tried to sneak our way around but they had porch nazi's everywhere so we didn't get very far. We did get pictures though and got to walk through some of the nice gardens. It was a great day and a very beautiful island. We headed to the bear farm with the kids this year again as well as did our usual fishing, taking walks and trying to feed the deer (of course the kids were more interested in a cardboard cut-out of a bear roasting a marshmellow than the actual deer). The weather cleared up just in time for us to leave on Sat morning. As we left the lake at 9 it was already almost 70 degrees and the water was as clear and still as glass. ...if only we would have had 24 more hours there!! Anyway it was fun to be with family. It always makes a cruddy weather trip better when you can laugh with family!! (Thanks to aunt jean, Kelli , mom Myers and Les for making me laugh and making the weather not seem so cold :)We are headed out Sat for the shore so you won't hear from us for another week and a half probably and the week after we get back we're going back out to Chad's wedding in Lancaster so if I don't get around to writing...I didn't drop off the face of the earth...I am still here!! Stay tuned!! :) Love to all!!!
