Memorial Day in Michigan

Julie and the kids got me two nights of camping over Memorial Day at Warren Dunes State Park as a Christmas gift. It was an inspired present. However, the weather turned out horrid for much of Saturday and Sunday. Thank goodness the Gomezes were heading to their cabin just down the highway from the park this weekend too. We met up at Redamak's on Saturday night and they invited us to spend the weekend with them.

Sunday night we cooked smores on the beach over a backpacking stove to avoid having to try and start a fire with soaking wet wood.

We had a great time and the weather totally cleared on Monday giving us a sweet first serious beach day of 2011.

Sand castles by head lamp

Sunset post rain!

Girls rule. Boys drool.

Buried boy.

Searching for water with Ava 20 ft from Lake Michigan

Getting pond water for the frog spawning kit

Ducks

Elliot reading Harry Potter to Natalie

Sad boy. His soccer field was demolished thanks to paranoid parents. Boo.

Big win

Muddy day - poison ivy

Happy Hour

Warm weather is here. Jules put out the APB for people interested in Friday evening food and drink two weeks ago and again today. Both evenings were big successes. In summary, the kids destroyed the basement and the grown ups drank as much beer as possible as fast as possible. Meats were also grilled.

This week, we were joined by Chase Allen, age 10 days or so.

Home sick. Watching the princess draw birds.

Walking to school

Mother's Day Weekend

Lots of action this weekend: happy hour Friday evening at our house was a zoo of kids and parents and pizza; we went to a Poison Ivy game and baked a sheet cake with Grandma Bonnie on Saturday (icing sorta failed but tasted like yummy liquid marshmallows - hoof free!); Sunday we went to Bill and Jean's for a Mother's Day feast and broke out the bikes when we got home. Good fun.