Sunday, July 17, 2011

Summertime in Northern Michigan

This summer, we traveled to Canadian Lakes Michigan to celebrate the wedding of Meghan and Brandon Teenier. We were excited to make a vacation out of it and rented a great home on the lake. The wedding festivities were a blast and we enjoyed great time with family. The weekend kicked off with a welcome barbecue. Canyon and Presley enjoyed several sleepovers and fishing with Aunt Kasie. We hosted the "boys" for late night gatherings and pong. And we enjoyed BBQs with the family and afternoon cards with Great Granny. It was a wonderful home and a wonderful vacation.






Meghan and Brandon's wedding was a beautiful and fun event. The decorations were beautiful, Meghan was gorgeous, the kids dressed up adorably, and we had a blast dancing late into the night. Congratulations to Meghan and Brandon!







After a fun wedding weekend, we were excited to host Grandma Harriet and Cousins Bob & Yvette and the girls. Our days were filled with fishing, paddle boating, playing games, and full relaxation. The Kleeves brought the Titanic over for several boat rides. And strong Natasha and Alex were able to pull the Titanic in when it got stranded in the middle of the lake. Way to go girls.






An absolutely amazing week at the cottage was capped off with a fish fry with fresh fish we caught that day and a trip to the famous King's where the "baby" scoop is literally as big as your head. Mmmm..... Good!






En route from Michigan to Chicago, we made a stop to see Brandon's new community garden. The garden was in full swing and was inspiration for him to make plans to travel to Argentina in the fall. We ate his first strawberries and enjoyed a late lunch with Brandon in his neighborhood,


Our trip ended with a couple of days in Chicago with friends and family. The kids absolutely loved playing in the waves and sand at Oak Street Beach on Lake Michigan with Grammie and Aunt Kimmy. And Mom and Dad loved checking out Lake Michigan with evening cocktails and fireworks with some of our Chicago pals.



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