Dutch Village

We had free passes to Dutch Village that the girls got from the library. The summer is almost done so we finally decided to go last week. None of the girls have been there before and it's been a long time since I have been there. We meet up with Lois and her kids for a morning full of fun.

The girls loved the swings. The whole morning was pretty much spent on the swings and the carousel.

Life's a Beach

Sunday after church we headed out to the beach to spend the afternoon. We picked up lunch and ate it on our way. The water was so nice and the waves were awesome! Corey took one girl out at a time to the deep and have them jump waves with him. I think they could have stayed in the water all day. Ashley played in the sand and went swimming with me for a while. I even went out and jumped a few waves. It was a perfect afternoon!!! Today we took a last minute trip to the beach with my sister-in-law. We went to a private beach on Lake Michigan. It was so nice not have to beat the crowds at the State Park. I kept hearing on the news how bad the undertow was today, so I was not sure if I really wanted to go. I only let the girls in water up to their shins. We played a lot in the sand digging BIG holes. We went for a couple walks and looked for seashells. I forgot my camera yesterday so I brought it today and got some cute pictures. Sorry heavy picture heavy. Thanks Kristin for asking us to go with you last minute. The girls and I had a blast :)

Camping Flash Back

We had a flash back to our younger years this past weekend. We went camping at Tri-Ponds with about 20 couples from church. It sure has changed since we have been there say 15 years ago. It a great campground to bring kids to, they have so much to offer. Our girls had a blast again they had fun having tons of kids around to play with. A bunch of us were sitting by the pond talking about the days when we were in the pond swimming and playing in the sand. Now it's our kids swimming and playing and we are talking about school, busing, houses, etc... funny how the tables have turned.

The girls went fishing a couple times. They didn't have much luck all they caught was a blue gill and a turtle.

This was the big hit of the whole camping trip the big Bouncy Pillow. You had to buy wristbands to use it and I told myself no, but I gave in. The girls LOVED jumping on it.

We spent most mornings at the pool and the afternoons by the pond. Above is Kenzie jumping off the raft. Brooke was to scared to go out there because she heard there was seaweed out there and fish. Corey got her to go out with him later on and she found out there was no seaweed so she spent a lot of time out there. Ashley loved playing on the beach and she got braver in the the water and would walk out further and further each time.

Saturday night ended with a hayride and playing on the playground. The girls also enjoyed the petting zoo, and painting a flower for Brooke and a dragon for Kenzie.

Cadillac

We spent a week camping in Cadillac with Corey's family. We a had a good time, the girls had a blast. The girls stayed busy with riding bikes, fishing, swimming, playgrounds, and having fun with Grandma and Grandpa. Corey spent some time golfing, shooting bow, fishing with the girls, and got some work in between all his fun. Corey had something come up at work so he headed home Monday night and came back Tuesday night. I decided to go with him and spent some time with family for the day on Tuesday. There are so many pictures of our vacation so here are a few.
The girls LOVED to go out fishing with Corey every afternoon. Their goal was to get a pike which they did. On this day they caught this walleye and the girls talked Corey into keeping it and eating it for supper that night.

The girls made homemade ice cream one night. It turned out pretty good for never making it before. They ate it all up!!

Me and my girls!!

Camping take a lot out of little miss Ashley.

The nights were nice a cool for a fire every night. The girls loved making smores by themselves this year.