It is hard to believe that it has been over a month since we posted. We had big hopes of posting more often but it seems life has decided otherwise.
We have spent many fun filled afternoons at Avalanche Bay at Boyne Mountain. The indoor water park is less that five miles from our house in Boyne City. Darrin has become an expert in the wave machine. People stop just to watch him and are amazed at how easy he makes it look. Most don't realize that he has had lots of practice...unlike the poor kids at the park for only one day who get thrown around by the waves.
Emily swims like a mermaid. It is fun to watch her dive and play in the water. She is actually quite graceful underwater. The park just put in a large, floating tree log that she has spent hours climbing on and falling off.
We spent Thanksgiving in Niagara on the Lake in Ontario, Canada. Both of my brothers and their families joined us for the long holiday weekend in a beautiful home my parents had rented. Darrin, Emily, Sophia and Abrahm were inseparable. Flo taught Emily to crochet. She took to it naturally. Darrin hung on Uncle Nate's every word. We spent much of our time eating, going for walks in the wonderful downtown area, eating, walking Baxter, eating, relaxing, eating...you get the picture. On Thanksgiving some were still arriving so we postponed the turkey for a chili and baked potato dinner. Grandma and Grandpa made a wonderful turkey dinner on Friday. Saturday Nate made the most incredible turkey soup which we polished off as if we had never eaten before. And of course with every meal and into each night came the wine! How lucky we were to have three full days together without the interruptions of day to day life.
We have been lucky to travel to our home in Boyne City often this fall. Our last trip was like no other since snow was on the ground...not just any snow either! Our little yellow summer home was covered...buried...completely white. The kids were able to make a snow fort in the back yard simply by digging a hole in the snow on the ground. We spent much of our time fussing with house stuff. Lisa decided to take down the wallpaper in the kitchen which turned out to be a HUGE project. Needless to say Dan is not thrilled! A promise has been made to finish this "little mess" and not start another.
Our first real snowday of the year was today. We have almost a foot of snow on the ground in Mt. Pleasant. Dan had used the snowblower twice today alone. The kids and Lisa made good use of their time. They made 15 loaves of pumpkin bread, finished up some crafts for holiday gifts and still found time to go sledding at Deerfield Park. The snow plow has just made it's way down the road as this is typed so it looks like it will be back to school tomorrow!
We have spent many fun filled afternoons at Avalanche Bay at Boyne Mountain. The indoor water park is less that five miles from our house in Boyne City. Darrin has become an expert in the wave machine. People stop just to watch him and are amazed at how easy he makes it look. Most don't realize that he has had lots of practice...unlike the poor kids at the park for only one day who get thrown around by the waves.
Emily swims like a mermaid. It is fun to watch her dive and play in the water. She is actually quite graceful underwater. The park just put in a large, floating tree log that she has spent hours climbing on and falling off.
We spent Thanksgiving in Niagara on the Lake in Ontario, Canada. Both of my brothers and their families joined us for the long holiday weekend in a beautiful home my parents had rented. Darrin, Emily, Sophia and Abrahm were inseparable. Flo taught Emily to crochet. She took to it naturally. Darrin hung on Uncle Nate's every word. We spent much of our time eating, going for walks in the wonderful downtown area, eating, walking Baxter, eating, relaxing, eating...you get the picture. On Thanksgiving some were still arriving so we postponed the turkey for a chili and baked potato dinner. Grandma and Grandpa made a wonderful turkey dinner on Friday. Saturday Nate made the most incredible turkey soup which we polished off as if we had never eaten before. And of course with every meal and into each night came the wine! How lucky we were to have three full days together without the interruptions of day to day life.
We have been lucky to travel to our home in Boyne City often this fall. Our last trip was like no other since snow was on the ground...not just any snow either! Our little yellow summer home was covered...buried...completely white. The kids were able to make a snow fort in the back yard simply by digging a hole in the snow on the ground. We spent much of our time fussing with house stuff. Lisa decided to take down the wallpaper in the kitchen which turned out to be a HUGE project. Needless to say Dan is not thrilled! A promise has been made to finish this "little mess" and not start another.
Our first real snowday of the year was today. We have almost a foot of snow on the ground in Mt. Pleasant. Dan had used the snowblower twice today alone. The kids and Lisa made good use of their time. They made 15 loaves of pumpkin bread, finished up some crafts for holiday gifts and still found time to go sledding at Deerfield Park. The snow plow has just made it's way down the road as this is typed so it looks like it will be back to school tomorrow!
