Life: Through the Lens

One of the places we like to show off when people come to visit is Mackinac Island.  We have 7 grandchildren who live out of state, so when they come it is only natural we want them to visit this magical place.  I am glad we only had 3 of them at a time, though.  The energy level is amazing! The weather totally cooperated.  We stayed in St. Ignace on Thursday night, and headed to the Island as soon as we could get going.  Deep breath.  It's a process.  One of the reasons we stayed in St. Ignace was so we could drive them across the bridge, as well as show it to them from the water.  Our ferry trip even took us under the bridge, which was exciting for everyone. No one was disappointed as we took the Island tour, checked out the new Grand Hotel stables, had lunch at the fort and checked out all the attractions there, then shopped for fudge before heading home. Not our own ride, but we loved seeing the dappled grey's hooked to the Grand Hotel carriages.   R

I love summer.  I love vacation.  I love spending time with family.  When these three things I love converge it is a recipe for a pleasant exhaustion.  Tonight, at 9:02, I am waiting for bedtime.  Not just for the kids, but for us! Daughter Christine arrived on Sunday with her two fabulous children.   A family gathering was a "must" for Father's Day, and we managed to get almost everyone together for a meal and lot of catching up. The next day dawned warm and clear, so it was time for an errand or two.  The kids wanted to help take Kaycee to the vet for a check-up, so that was our first outing of the day.  Then a walk and trip to the park gave us an adventure.  Warm and humid, the best comment of the day came from our yellow rose of Texas, Chloe - "I thought it was supposed to be cooler here!"  Playing a new game was also on the activity list.  Over, and over and over again.  No surprises there! Let's not forget a movie date to see