Milo missed us!

Milo is always so exhausted when we pick him up after being boarded! This is his post-boarding mega nap... lasts about 3 days!

We also always get him a big bath after being boarded because he gets SOOOOO stinky! Here he is all prettied up! :)

Vacation - Day 7 - Swimming, shopping and some more fishing

We started the day off with some swimming... these two goofballs look like twins!

We went to all the shops in downtown Saugatuk and Avery found this super cute baby octopus that matches her large one at home!

Back at the house, Morgan and Grayson did some more fishing.

Morgan caught a big one! Not sure if her mouth or the fish's mouth is bigger! Ha!

 Such a fun and nice last day of vacation!

Vacation - Day 6 - Urban Air, Fishing and an evening boat cruise

It was a bit cloudy and gross out Tuesday morning, so Sandi suggested we take the kids to Urban Air in Holland, MI. This Urban Air was really nice (so much better than the one by us!) No go-karts, but they had a bunch of other fun stuff.

We stopped for lunch afterwards at the Crazy Horse. We had been here last year when we went to Ludington and we all loved the food.

The girls were exhausted on the drive home. Morgan crashed!

Here are a few videos from the day:

 

After we got back to the house, Morgan went out to the pond with Papa for a little fishing. She caught a fish and brought it in mostly by herself! This video cracks me up... Erin is in the background cheering Morgan on. But, then Hunter is in the background and gets hooked by the hook on his fishing pole! Luckily, it wasn't bad, but Erin may have used a bit of bad language in the video - HA!

At around 6:00, we went on a boat cruise (was postponed from the day before). Luckily, Brett and Sandi were able to stick around to go with us. They had to head home right afterwards to get back since the boys started school the next day. We rented a boat called the Flying Dutchman complete with a captain. There was plenty of room on the boat and a long table, so we brought pizzas and drinks for dinner. The kids had a blast dancing to the music!

Morgan was super excited to see a boat named the "Morgan J" (her name is Morgan Jo)!

The kids all danced and tried teaching Calvin how to twerk! :)

Such a beautiful night!

Vacation - Day 5

Monday was a cloudy day. We took family pictures in the morning, which I'll add later once I get them back from my brother. Then, we played probably the 20th game of Rummikub and we started one of those big puzzles with way too many small pieces! Morgan got some more fishing in at the pond. My Dad made homemade ice cream and we set up an ice cream bar with all kinds of fun toppings!

We were supposed to take a boat cruise this night, but it was raining again. So, we moved it to Tuesday night. It poured all night long!

Vacation - Day 4

On Sunday morning bright and early Ross, my dad and the older boys all went fishing on a boat Ross had chartered. They caught tons of fish! The ladies all went shopping at the outlet mall, so I don't have a ton of pictures from this day.

Later back at the house, Uncle Brett made waffles for lunch.

This is when Morgan's love of fishing started... she spent a lot of time at this pond over the next few days!

Uncle Brett made horseshoes for dinner, which are always a huge hit with everyone! It's my one horseshoe a year! :) We also celebrated Matt's birthday with cake!

Vacation - Day 3

Saturday, we started the day off at the house playing in the barn and swimming. Then, we went to Oval Beach in the afternoon for a bit. It was a gorgeous day! Beckett caught a turtle at the beach!