Blue Lake Music Camp

We dropped Alex off at Blue Lake Music Camp in Muskegon today. One of his good friends is in his cabin and they are going to have a great ten days! The grounds are beautiful, and it is fun to see all the kids in their uniforms.

 

Summer 2025 - Week 4

On Tuesday, we drove to Detroit to pick up Will from the airport. He arrived at DTW at 8pm on Tuesday and we flew out of DTW at 9am on Wednesday for Detroit. We spent the night at Grann's house and were able to do Will's laundry before we left. While we were in New York, Winger had a vacation at Grann's. He wore himself out playing with Cole!

 

Citizens Bank Field - Stadium #17

We took the train to Citizens Bank Field for the 4pm game against the Cincinnati Reds. Fortunately, our seats were in the shade because it was really hot! We walked around the stadium and got the boys their "first game" certificates. Unfortunately, they were out of mini bats in the stadium so we will need to order them online when they are back in stock.  The Phillies won 5-1.  We took the train back to the hotel and picked up a pizza to eat in the room since we had to leave for the airport at 6am.

 

Philly - Day 4

On Saturday morning, we took the Amtrak from Penn Station to Philadelphia. It was an easy ride. We walked from the train station to our hotel and dropped our luggage. Then we walked to Independence Hall and waited in line to see the Liberty Bell. Then we had lunch at the Reading Market which had so many amazing food options. We were able to check into the hotel before heading to the baseball game.

 

NYC - Day 3

Happy 4th of July and Happy Birthday to Phil! We started the day at Liberty Bagels again. We got them to go and ate in Bryant Park. Then we walked down 5th Avenue to Central Park. We went into a few shops before walking all around the park which took several hours. We left the park briefly to get lunch at a deli and also stopped for ice cream. We walked back to the hotel from the park and Phil opened his birthday gifts. Then we walked along the high line and found a good spot to watch the fireworks over the Hudson River (Jersey City fireworks).

NYC - Day 2

We started our second day in New York at Liberty Bagels which were delicious.  Then we walked to Rockefeller Center and went up to the observation decks.  The views were amazing.  We could see the Empire State Building, the Statue of Liberty, the Brooklyn Bridge, and Central Park.  Then we took the subway to One World Trade Center to see the memorials.  Next we walked along the water and saw the Statue of Liberty on our way to the Brooklyn Bridge.  At that point, Will was really tired and took the subway back to the hotel to rest for a bit.  Phil, Alex, and I walked across the Brooklyn Bridge and back.  Then we stopped for a snack and a break before heading to Greenwich Village.  We walked around for a bit and watched a pick-up basketball game.  Then Will met us for pizza for dinner.   After dinner, we went back to the hotel.  The boys relaxed and Phil and I walked on the High Line which was very cool.  We ended up with almost 40,000 steps!