Vacation Day 6

After breakfast we went back to the waterpark, hardly anyone was there which was nice.

After we got back to the cottage we took to catching crawfish. Meg and Chris did the catching, Elizabeth did the spotting. Zach was in charge of splashing as that's what he enjoys most.

That night was another beautiful sunset on Platte Lake.

Vacation Day 5

Wednesday morning Chris and the kids joined Grandma Judy and Aunt Julie on their trip to Pointe Betsie.

Elizabeth stayed home to pack up for our vacation w/in our vacation at the Crystal Mountain Resort. As soon as we checked in we put on our suits and headed to the water park. For a break, we did the Michigan Legacy Art Walk, which was alot harder than we had expected. Then we did the Alpine Slide. We rode a ski lift to the top of the mountain and rode the slide down, it was really cool.

Vacation Day 4

Tuesday we got up bright and early and headed to the Sleeping Bear Sand Dunes. We did the Dune Climb and Scenic Drive. Then we picked up sandwiches and did lunch at the Esch Road Beach.

On the way home we did a geocache in Traverse City and stopped to see the buffalo herd.

After dinner Chris took the kids canoeing.

Vacation Day 3

Monday was a relaxing day. We spent most of the day at the cottage. For dessert we took Great-Grandma to get ice cream at Riverside. That night we watched the sunset on the beach by the Pointe Betsie Lighthouse. Meg and Zach each made artwork on the beach, the difference in the 2 pieces is pretty comical.

Vacation Day 2

After saying goodbye to the Spanglers we went to Mass, found a geocache, and then spent time at Elberta Beach. Sunday night we made s'mores over the campfire and watched the sunset with Grandma Judy and Aunt Julie.

Vacation Day 1

When we arrived at the cottage we were greeted by Great Grandma, Grandma Judy, Aunt Julie and the Spangler Crew. The kids enjoyed playing in downtown Frankfort, then we did dinner with Uncle Todd, Aunt Debbie and Cousin Tanner. After dinner Uncle Todd took everyone tubing. The kids loved it!

Bat Kids

In honor of the opening weekend of Batman, here are some photos of our Bat Kids.

Actually, we went to toys r us today so Zach could use some of his birthday money. As we walked in the door Zach pulled me to the Batman display and declared that he wanted Batman wings so that's what we came home with. Then he and Meg dressed up and showed how they could fly in their bat capes.

Art Fair in the Rain

Saturday we went up to Buffalo Grove to see some friends. Anna Marie is getting bigger, she was very social and happy. Will seemed a little shocked as Zach tried out all of his toys.

We braved the Buffalo Grove Art Fair even though it was raining. The kids had a good time painting rocks, a car, and having their faces painted. We walked around and saw the exhibits and then did lunch.

It was a fun day.

Happy 4th of July

We headed down to Purdue this 4th of July weekend. We had fun cooking out with Kendra and her Mom. Then we headed over to see the fireworks by Slayter Center with Grandma and Uncle Bobby. Saturday we enjoyed the Purdue fountains and saw the new Armstrong Hall. That night we went to see Josh's house. The kids got to ride on a tractor and make s'mores. We had a great time!

We hope everyone had a great 4th!