This summer has been sublime. Back in May I wrote about some of the things I wanted to do this summer, so I thought I'd go back and review. And I'm surprised to see that we did quite a few things on the list (plus lots more not on the list!).
- Spend a week in Port Austin - DONE
- Go to Rogers City - DONE
- Go to Tahquamenon Falls - DONE
- Make the kids go TV-free for a month - DONE
- Go to Belle Isle - DONE
- Go to the Toledo Zoo - DONE
- Go to the Detroit RiverFront - DONE
And then of course there's a lot we didn't get to.
- Go to Grand Rapids - maybe this fall
- Go to my father-in-law's cabin (Chris went for a weekend with his dad, the rest of us will have to wait)
- Go camping - hopefully next summer!
- Go to Mexican Village
- Go to the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History - maybe on a weekend this fall
- Go to the DIA - ditto
- Go to Greenfield Village - ditto again
- Read Anne Frank's Diary of a Young Girl
with Bethany, and then visit the Holocaust Memorial Center - ditto yet again
We've missed a lot from my list, but the ones we did were pretty good! And then there's all the other stuff we did that wasn't on my list, like:
- Whitefish Point and the Shipwreck Museum
- Oswald's Bear Ranch
- African Safari Wildlife Park
- Bowling
- Going to the local beach/park/splash pad/nature center
- Having a garage sale
- Spending a day at the beach in Lexington
- Seeing a children's play downtown
- Going to a concert at our local park
- Sleepovers with friends
- Many days at various parks
- Days spent swimming
- Jungle Java, a local indoor play place
- Sleeping Bear Dunes
- And lots more!
It really, really was such a fabulous summer. As always, I'm sorry we didn't get more in before the start of the new school year. But we concentrated a lot on doing nothing this summer too - which definitely has its own charms!
Happy back to school to you. Happy end of summer, happy fall.
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Bethany & Mattie at the pool |
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Hanging out with cousins ~ Lexington ~ |
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Connor, Lucy, Bethany, and Mathilda ~ Lexington ~ |
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Sno Cones with friends at the park |
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Splash pad |
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Lucy ~ Sleeping Bear Dunes ~ |
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Mattie & Bethany ~ Sleeping Bear Dunes ~ |
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Starting the climb ~ Sleeping Bear Dunes ~ |
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Lucy ~ Sleeping Bear Dunes~ |
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Connor & Lucy ~ Sleeping Bear Dunes ~ |
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Kiddies with their Auntie Mary ~ Sleeping Bear Dunes ~ |
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The kids at Sleeping Bear Dunes with my 'lil sis |
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Lovely family picture ~ Frankfort ~ Lake Michigan ~ |
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Bethany ~ crystal clear Lake Michigan ~ |
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Lucy ~ beautiful Lake Michigan beach ~ Frankfort |
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Lucy |
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Cottage in Frankfort |
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Connor & the Playmobil pirate ~ Frankfort ~ |
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Lucy enjoying a caramel covered rice crispy treat ~ Frankfort ~ |
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Downtown with friends |
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Playing in the fountains outside of the Renaissance Center |
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Oh Canada ~ view from Detroit RiverFront |
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Carousel ride downtown
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2 comments:
beautiful Michigan photos of your beautiful kids...sounds like it was a great summer:)
What a lovely summer! Glad that we were a part of it!
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