On Friday morning, we got the boys up early and drove up to Mackinac Island for the day. The kids loved the ferry ride (especially William). We wandered around for a while and stumbled upon the school playground. The boys played for a bit with the bridge in the background. Then we walked up to the Grand Hotel and had lunch on the grounds which was so enjoyable. The boys liked watching all the horses coming and going. We made our way back to town and took a horse and carriage ride around the island. Then we had some ice cream and took the ferry back to the main land. We spent a little time on the beach looking for fossils before heading back to the cottage.
On Saturday, we went to the Sleeping Bear Dunes. We did the Dune Climb (the first couple anyway) and then we did the scenic drive. It was so beautiful! After the dunes, we grabbed lunch in Glen Arbor and then hit the beach in Glen Haven. The beach was amazing - very clear and calm water. The boys played so nicely together for a few hours. Then we stopped at Moomer's for ice cream and ran into our friends Sarah and Tim from Grand Rapids. After ice cream, we started a camp fire and spent the evening relaxing outdoors.
On Sunday morning, we went down to the dock one last time before heading for Grand Rapids. Grandma and Grandpa watched the boys for us on Sunday night so we could go to the Katy Perry concert at Van Andel arena with some friends.
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| On the dock |
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| The beach at Interlochen |
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| Fire Master |
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| So happy to finally be at the cottage! |
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| Ready to go |
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| Happiest boy ever |
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| On Mackinac Island |
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| Grand Hotel |
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| Lunch at the Jockey Club |
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| Best Buds |
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| Checking out Arch Rock |
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| Arch Rock |
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| Hunting for Fossils |
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| Sleeping Bear Dunes |
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| View of Glen Lake |
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| Dune Overlook |
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| Lake Michigan/Dune Overlook |
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| That's a steep dune |
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| Glen Haven Beach |
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| Our little water baby |
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| Moomer's |
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| Captain William |
