Michigan Trip

I'm finally getting caught up on the blog!

For the July 4th week, we packed up the car as full as it could get and headed to Union Pier, Michigan. You would not believe how much stuff we packed for a week away with two little girls and two adults. Geesh!

The vacation was definitely different this year than our trip to Michigan last year! Last year, we relaxed by the pool, drank daiquiris (virgin for the preggers girls), read books, and enjoyed the peace and quiet. This year, we were wrangling two little girls (and a little boy!), keeping track of toys and pacis and bottles and Puffs, going for long stroller walks and enjoying the not-so-quiet kiddos playing. What a difference a year makes!

One thing that did not change from last year was the delicious food we had all week. Matt and Ross outdid themselves on the grill! Lots of tasty meats, seafood and veggies. Grandma brought some desserts and Grandpa made homemade ice cream on the 4th. My clothes were fitting a little tighter by the end of the week! :)

It was really nice to have Grandma and Grandpa along with us this year. They were a ton of help! They even gave us a break from the kids one night and we went out to dinner at Tabor Hill Winery. Good food and wine!

The weather could have been better, but we still got a little pool time in with the kids. The girls loved the water and splashed around like it was one big bathtub. I got a rather large kiddie pool thinking all three kids would be in it at the same time. I'm pretty sure that did not happen once. But props to Matt for getting that thing all set up - not an easy task!

Our little fishies

Splish splash

Brett made it back from Luxembourg the week we were in Michigan, so he and Sandi came to hang out for a few days at the end of the week. Next year, they will have a little one to chase after! Yikes! What better way to get him ready than by handing him two crying babies!

Uncle Brett is scary!

It was a nice week with the fam! :) Check out our Shutterfly site for more pics.