Michigan Memories

I got back yesterday from spending 4 days with my parents. I went with my uncle and cousin...and we had a blast :) I thought I'd share an overview of my trip with you and show you my lovely family!

When we got there Wednesday night, we relaxed for a little while then went to the Gilmore Car Museum where they have a cruise every Wednesday night. People bring their classic cars and park at the museum and then others can walk around and enjoy all the cars. We saw lots of neat ones...but no pics...sorry! We then had dinner at a local pub...yummy food :)

Thursday my mom had to work, so we had a guys' day :) We started out at a discount store and all of us found great items! And cheap too! I love to shop when things are so cheap :) We then went to two sport stores called Gander Mountain and D and Rs. I found a few more great buys...a cooler and a T-shirt for Jesse :) On our way back toward home we stopped at two wineries and did some tasting. I ended up buying 4 bottles of wine...so I think I'm set for a while :) I even got the guys to smile for a pic! (Okay...maybe not smiling...but they posed at least!) That night we went to some friends of my parents and saw their amazing house! Very nice people and we got a tour of the entire place!

Friday was girl's day :) My mom got off work early, so her good friend and I went to meet her for lunch. Then it was off to the casino and then to a movie. We saw The Proposal...cute movie :) Girls' days are always so much fun!!!

Saturday was the highlight of the trip. I just love going out on Gull Lake with my parents' good friends and enjoying the sun and fun :) We always have so much fun! I would love to live on the lake and have a nice area to go park the boat and wade around!

Here is me with my dad and mom.

My mom, me, and her good friend Lidy.

And our gracious hosts on the lake: Lidy and Tom :)

And I had to make sure and get a picture with my "sisters". Lucky is 12 and Pandi will be 17 in July...so this might be the last time I see them. This photo was a must!

I hope you enjoyed seeing my trip as much as I enjoyed being on it! Christmas sure does seem like a long time from now to see my parents again! But at least I got to enjoy 4 great days with them :)

Wordless Wednesday-And I'm Off!

Summer's Here-Blog Carnival Entry

One of our options for this week's blog carnival with the EtsyBloggers Team is Summer's Here. And since summer officially starts on Sunday...what better topic to write about :)

So what do I do all summer long? Well...I take every opportunity to enjoy the sun! A typical summer at my house looks something like this:

We try to make it to the lake a few times each year. We didn't do so well last year...as in-we didn't get the boat out once! But we're making up for it this year. We've already been out twice and we're planning on going again tomorrow!!!

We also try to go canoeing a few times. Canoeing is so relaxing. We have a nice new canoe with seat backs and I just sit in the front of the boat and get a tan :) Jesse does all the rowing and lets me just enjoy the ride. Don't ask me why I always take a shot of my feet...but I do it every time :)

We also try and go to the Lake of the Ozarks where Jesse's mom's boyfriend has a summer house. The house is back in a nice cove where we can play and swim. This is me and one of Jesse's cousins watching the fireworks off the back of the boat :)

We also try and go visit my parents once a year. Here is a shot of us enjoying Gull Lake in Michigan :) Can't wait to see them again this year...I leave Wednesday!!! I've got tons of hugs saved up for them!!!

And since Harley doesn't usually get to go with us to the lake or river...he has his own pool all to himself :) He loves to float and play in the water. He'll chase the bubbles when we fill it and splash around. He's so much fun to watch :)

Most of all, we just try and have fun :) The yard can be mowed tomorrow...let's go to the lake!!!

On The Lake

One of my favorite things to do in the summer is go to the lake. We haven't had our boat out yet this year with things just being so busy! But we were fortunate enough to go boating over the 4th of July weekend in Michigan. We were there visiting my parents and their friends were nice enough to invite us over :) The weather was absolutely gorgeous! And it was so nice to just relax and get a tan. Nothing else to think about except how much fun we were having :)

Here are a few pictures from Gull Lake.

I was able to get everyone in this one: Dad, Mom, Lidy, Jesse, and Tom.

I even got Jesse to smile for a quick pic :)

It was SO great getting to see my parents and spend the entire weekend with them! See Lidy waving in the background...couldn't crop her out...she's just too much fun :)

And a toes shot. It seems like I always have to take one of these when I get the chance :) Pretty painted toes just say summer to me :)

Hopefully we will be able to get to the lake back in Iowa soon. I'm dying to get back on the water in the nice warm sun!