Summer 2025 - Week 10

Alex had his annual eye appointment this week and decided he wanted to try contacts.  He had his lesson and was able to get them in, out, and back in during the hour.  It would take him a few tries but he got them in the next few days and increased his wear time to 10 hours.  Then on the fourth day, he hit a wall and count get them in.  We may need to schedule another lesson!

Traverse City - Day 4

The boys didn’t want to swim on Saturday morning, so we took our time packing up and went into Traverse to walk the shops and get lunch at Little Fleet.  Then we got on the road to pick up Winger and head home.

 

Traverse City - Day 3

On Friday morning, Phil and I walked the grounds again while the boys slept.  Then we drove to the Platte River.  Phil and Will used Alex’s kayak and a new one we acquired and kayaked down the river while Alex and I drove down to the beach and set up on the peninsula.  It was a perfect beach day and we got a great spot.  Both the river and the lake water were really warm.  Alex floated in the river and then read for a while until we saw them coming down the river.  Then Will and Alex swam for a while and Phil and I went for a walk along the lake.  We had lunch at the beach and relaxed in the sun.  We didn’t leave until around 4pm and stopped at Moomer’s for ice cream.  Then we went into Traverse to play pinball at the Coin Slot and grabbed bread sticks and a small pizza at Paesano’s (all the traditions!).  When we got back to the hotel, we played cards in the lobby and listened to the saxophone player.  

 

Traverse City - Day 2

On Thursday morning, we let the boys sleep in a bit while we walked around the golf course.  Then we all drove to the tip of Old Mission Peninsula to walk the beach and hunt for Petoskey Stones and hike the trails.  Then we went into town for sandwiches at Folgarelli’s.  Next we went back to GTR and changed into swim suits to go to their beach club on East Bay.  It was relaxing to sit and read while the boys played in the pool.  Alex waded out to the water trampoline but the seagulls had left it pretty messy.  After the beach, we drove up to Hop Lot to listen to some live music and played cards.  On our way back to town, we stopped at the Dairy Lodge so the boys could get ice cream.  

 

Traverse City - Day 1

On Wednesday morning, we dropped Winger at Grandma's house and drove up to Traverse City. Although we couldn't stay at the cottage due to a plumbing issue, we did stop by and went for a boat ride around Duck Lake.  Then we went into Interlochen and had lunch at Oaky’s before heading to the Grand Traverse Resort.  We checked into our room and let the boys explore the grounds and amenities a bit.  Then we decided to go to Pirates Cove to play 36 holes (both courses) of mini golf.  It was a nice evening for it and we got a lot of hole in ones!  After golf, we went back to the resort and the boys swam in the indoor pool for a while.  They used the water slide, Alex climbed the lily pads, and they played basketball for quite a while.  We wrapped up the night with a late night pizza and cards at the hotel bar.

 

Summer 2025 - Week 9

After dropping Alex off at camp, Phil and I went to dinner at Bird Dog.  I took advantage of the quiet house during the week and got a few projects done.  On Wednesday night, we walked up to Bold for dinner only to find out their plumbing went out so we had to walk to TCBC instead.  It was nice but we were really looking forward to their risotto fritters!  On Thursday night, I went up to KOHA to help with last minute preparations for their annual charity golf outing and then spent all day Friday volunteering at the event.  Despite being miserably hot, it was a huge success!

Bair Lake 2025

Alex had another great week at Bair Lake!