Great Wolf Lodge

William requested a trip to Great Wolf Lodge for his birthday instead of a big party with his friends. With school, baseball, and other weekend obligations, we weren't able to go until this past weekend. We left early on Sunday morning and drove up to Sutton's Bay to walk around our property. Then we stopped in Traverse City for lunch before heading to the lodge. We had a fun two days of water slides, lily pads, mini golf, mini bowling, and magiquest. Both boys want to do this for their birthdays next year!

Still a great view

Lunch in TC

Birthday Wolf Ears

Happy 4th of July!

We had a fun day celebrating the 4th of July and Phil's birthday. We drove to East Grand Rapids and left our car at the Hofmeyer's. We walked up to the parade and made a quick stop at "William's Favorite Tree" on Pinecrest. We picked up lunch at Subway and then found a spot on the parade route. We met up with a few friends that were in town and the kids managed to get quite a bit of candy. We decided it was too hot to do the festivities down at the lake, so we stopped at Jersey Junction before walking back to the Hofmeyer's. The Lanes invited us to go on their pontoon boat on Reed's Lake and to play at the beach which was a nice way to stay cool! The kids played in the water for a few hours and then we went back to the Hofmeyer's for a cookout and sparklers. Then we wrapped up the day back at the Lane's beach/dock for fireworks. Some of the other members put on a "private" fireworks show before the EGR fireworks.

Will's Favorite Tree

4th of July in EGR

Part of the Private Show at Woodcliff Beach

Summer Fun

Here are just a few photos from our adventures during the first few weeks of summer vacation:

Repaving the roads in the neighborhood

Street Hockey

Baseball Hit Machine

Fireflies

Tubing with the Grindalls

Starting our hunt for Waldo

Downtown Kalamazoo

Eating the fish he caught

Capri Drive In

Cherry Picking

Friends at the Pool