Summertime

Well, we have owned the cottage for nearly a month, and have been up there almost the whole time. It seems that the kids start to need a little break from there, so we come home for a couple of days. They regroup, play with their toys and then are ready to go back up there.

We spend most of the time swimming or playing in the sand at the lake. It has been great for me because I feel like I have been able to relax for the first time in hmm... 6 YEARS!! There isn't much straightening to do and Bob has been grilling dinner every night as we still haven't been able to light the pilot on the stove (oh, well:)). I feel pretty guilty as we have been using a lot of paper products, but it has been so wonderful to do breakfast dishes only. I will make up for it in the fall, winter and spring.

While we have spent most of our time at the cottage, Bob did bring the kids to the Ludington State Park. We have never been there before, but I guess it was just beautiful. The kids had a lot of fun running in the sand dunes on the beach.

We did make it up for a while to the Cherry Festival in Traverse City. We didn't stay long, as the weather was on the verge of a major downpour. We made it our just in time. That is always fun.