North Dakota

OK..after spending 5 days in Michigan, a ride on the S.S. Badger and a REALLY long car ride, we made it to our final destination, North Dakota! (Do you think it's taking me long enough to Blog about our vacation!?). We spent almost 2 weeks there and did a lot!! Here are some of the highlights...

We were so happy that we got to spend a lot of time with family, including my grandparents.

This is the back of my parents lake house. Not sure why we didn't take a picture from the front!!

Corinne got to go on a golf cart ride every day and loved it!

Caleb was baptized at the "Camp of the Cross" while we were there. Corinne was baptized there two years ago, and Glen and I got married there 6 ears ago. We love the lake!

We watched fireworks over the lake on the 4th.

My mom hung out with the kids one day so Glen and I and Ross and my dad could go Kayaking on the Missouri rive (think Lewis and Clark!) It was really fun!

Glen took this picture to document that I was cooking. But really all I was doing was cutting up veggies. Does that count?

Corinne slept in my parent's room in a pack and play- but on this morning, she took over their bed!

Nana giving Caleb a bath.

We spent almost every afternoon out on the water!

We had a great vacation!!

S.S. Badger

After spending time in Lexington Michigan, we headed to Ludington Michigan to get on the "S.S. Badger Boat" (as Corinne called it) for a trip across lake Michigan. Since we were traveling to ND, we thought it would be easier, and more fun to go across the lake instead of around. We got on the boat at 8pm and didn't arrive in Wisconsin until around midnight. The boat was HUGE and had lots to keep us entertained including a playroom, cafe, bar, observation decks, museum, gift shop and more. We got a room so that the kids could sleep a bit too.

We passed this lighthouse as we left the port.

There was a man playing bagpipes on the roof of the boat.

We just left the port in this picture. The big ship in the picture is almost the same as the one we were riding on.

The ship had MANY cars on it, as well as semis and charter buses.

This is a semi backing onto the boat before we left the port.

Corinne had a great time on the boat and calls every boat she see now the "S.S. Badger Boat"

Michigan

We spent five days in Michigan with our Friends Jennifer and Todd and their little guy James at the end of June and had a GREAT time!

Here we are sitting in front of the cottage where we stayed.

We went to the beach every day and the kids loved it!

Throwing rocks was a hit with James and Corinne.

Caleb enjoyed the beach- especially eating the sand. Yuck!

The kids all had a great time playing together! James and Caleb had lots of time to play together because they both woke up between 5:30 and 6am every day! Gone are the days of sleeping in on vacation!! :)