Northern Michigan Escape

We traveled North from Petoskey to see the Mackinac Bridge - it was a beautiful drive!

Petoskey and Little Traverse Bay

Petoskey

One of the weirdest places ever - look it up.
A Polish guy carved everything out of wood and put it in a hotel.
Very strange.
It's kind of like Shrine of the Pines, only in hotel form.

One of the coolest places - Sturgeon Bay

Crystal-clear water

DH and I :)

The Mighty Mac

Visiting the Upper Peninsula - DH's first time!

Lol... Ironic, eh?

DH showing where we are
(he did this without prompting from me!)

Me eating a pasty

My beautiful Lake Michigan :)

Anniversary Trip

DH and I went up to Petoskey for a few days to celebrate our anniversary. We loved the town of Petoskey - it is adorable!! We had fun walking around downtown and eating at a good restaurant. The sunset was fantastic!

Petoskey

Good Times at Lake Michigan

One of my absolute favorite things about growing up was going to Lake Michigan. I still love it today, and try to get out to "the Lake" as much as possible.

Crazy kt "swimming" out to the marker

A captive audience watches her

Dh and I with "Big Red"

We got rained out in the afternoon, but went back after the storms had passed.

The whole crew

Mom and Dad

The girls chasing the seagulls

Resting with mama

Senior pictures already?

The BIRDS!

Big Red at night...

It reminds me of my favorite childhood book,
The Little Red Lighthouse and the Great Grey Bridge

Vacation House!

Rich and Jenny rented a house in South Haven for the week. DH and I could only go for the weekend due to his school schedule. We drove up on Friday morning (early!) and then drove back Sunday morning (early!). We had a lot of fun hanging out with my family!

Hanging out on the beach with their favorite Uncle!

The girls <3>

Beach time!

Tia Katie made a fish. Or was it a turtle?