Happy Easter & Happy Early 13th Birthday

We had a very nice (although chilly) Easter. The boys dyed eggs on Friday and actually slept in on Sunday morning. They started the day with an indoor egg hunt and then we got things ready for brunch. Grandma, Aunt Mara, Uncle Ken, and Frankie came down and we enjoyed brunch followed by another outdoor egg hunt. Then the boys played pickle ball in the driveway with Phil and Uncle Ken. Finally, we had an early birthday celebration for Will with ice cream cake and presents. After everyone left, we took Winger for a long walk and then went to the park to hit baseballs.

Early 13th Birthday Fun

Will requested tickets to a Red Wings game for his 13th birthday so we decided to go to a game over spring break.  We spent the day in Detroit.  Grann took Will to Somerset to pick out his birthday gift at the Shinola store.  He ended up with a beautiful watch.  Then we spent some time with Allie and Emma before heading downtown.  He also received another early gift: he was able to pick out a jersey at the Red Wings store.  We also got Alex a sweatshirt. We had great seats and the game was really fun.  Unfortunately, the Red Wings lost in overtime. 

Weekend in TC

Instead of going south for spring break we decided to head north for the weekend.  After dropping Winger at Grandma’s house, we drove up to Traverse City.  We picked up lunch at Bay Breads and brought it back to the Park Place hotel which is right downtown.  The boys enjoyed the pool and then we went for a walk by the water.  Then we went to Hop Lot where we had reserved an igloo and made a stop at the property.  We wrapped up the day with dinner at Paesano’s and a stop at the arcade for pinball and skeeball.  On Saturday, we went out to breakfast and the boys did some more swimming.  Then we went to the tip of Old Mission Peninsula to walk the beach for a bit.  It was super windy so we walked on the trail and found a sheltered beach where we found a lot of Petoskey Stones.  We stopped and Jolly Pumpkin and then did some shopping in Traverse City.  After another round of swimming we had a late dinner at Mama Lu’s.  On Sunday, the boys swam again and we had lunch at J&S before heading home.