What a great 4th of July we had!
We left mid-morning to make our way to Sutton's Bay. When we arrived, we put our suits and went out on the boat. The kids rode the tube, and looked so cute together. I went out with Asher, and at one point we fell off the front of the tube and got dragged along for a while. It was a little scary, until I finally pulled Asher under the water so we could let the tube go over our heads. He was such a trooper, and didn't act freaked out one bit (I was a bit shakey!). Grandma Timock came over for dinner that night, and mom made the best baby back ribs I've ever had along with some delicious carrot cake. We shot off some little firecrackers for the kids but couldn't really wait til dark, because it's getting so dark so late. But they enjoyed them and got to stay up late. Paul, Jamie and I sat on the front porch in the dark until 10:30 when the firewords in Traverse City started. It was quite a show!
The next morning we got up, gathered our things together and went to the beach. We set up umbrellas and had packed sandwiches, cheese and drinks and enjoyed hours at the beach. We all got in the water and swam and played with the skippy ball. After a long afternoon, we got in the car and headed home for cool showers, clean clothes and naps. When we got up we had snacks before having a great dinner of hamburgers and triple berry pie for dessert.
On our last day we went on the boat all day in Lake Leelanau. We launched, took a drive and ended up at Fudgey Beach, where it was shallow and warm. Then we went to a different beach that had a dock where we were all jumping off and had tons of fun. We docked the boat in Leeland and ate lunch, and walked around a little while Jamie bought jerky and the kids each got candy and a hat. Avery was itchy, so I fed her some benadryl which resulted in her sleeping in the boat all the way back to the launch, then in the car. More cool showers, clean clothes and quiet time!
Every evening we were there, mom and I met around 4:30 on her back porch for a glass (or two) of wine and a snack. The weather was so hot the whole time we were there (which made being on the water so much more wonderful), but had cooled enough so that we didn't mind being outside- even though it made our wine glasses sweaty. We were the only ones out there, and it was so nice to spend that time with her. Eventually everyone else came out, and made fun of us for wearing out the wine glasses... but it's better than letting them get dusty, right?
We left mom's in the morning on Saturday. We drove by the cabin where dad was, and spent several hours there. It was a really nice visit. We rode on the new 4-wheeler and dad cooked us a wonderful meal of steaks and corn, right over the open fire. Everything was delicious! Carol, Frances and Brian joined us, with Buddy, of course.
All in all a really great break away from work and home.
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