Back from Upper Michigan

Michigan is beautiful in the Fall. We left for Mt. Pleasant on Thursday (a little late because Clark had to stop in to his pre-school for a hearing test) at about 10:30 in the morning. Clark and Gabe were pretty good in the car. Our first stop was a park in Midland for lunch. It was cool and breezy, but better than being at work. And, the kids loved playing and running around. Then, we went to Central and toured the campus. I like to do this every two-three years. We go to the stadium, the book store, see some of the houses I lived in while in college, etc. After dinner, we spent the night at my sister-in-law's apartment. This was not fun because the kids would not go to sleep. Gabe (17 months old) kept screaming at us to take him out of the pack and play. The next morning (Friday) we had breakfast, spent over an hour packing up, and left for the Sleeping Bear Dunes. This was a good time! That night, we drove to Kim's grandparent's house in Traverse City...actually, they live in the peninsula about 20 minutes north of town. We had a nice time visiting and slept a little better that night. On Saturday morning, we decided to go into town and spend the day there. First, we went to a local park to let the kids play. They had fun, and we took some neat pictures from the park. Town was fun too. We had lunch outside at a small cafe. That evening, the in-laws took us to dinner at the Peninsula Grille...good stuff. On Sunday, we thanked our hosts for a good time and letting us crash at their place, and left for Frankenmuth where we were to meet Kim's dad and new wife for dinner. It was a relatively short visit - some conversation and dinner - but we had a good time and the food was tasty. We got back in the minivan and headed for home. We all had a great time. The colors were beautiful, and the kids got to see a lot of cool things. Today, we are recovering!