Last week we headed out to Michigan for a wonderful week of family time and exploration.
The flights over were great, mostly because the kids slept on the flights. When we arrived in East Lansing, the cousins were there to great us at the airport. We then went to Arne's brother Paul's house for family fun time. This involved a lot of eating together. We ate out:
And we ate at home:
Paula was great at keeping us filled up with yummy foods. Everyone went out on walks and bikes into town:
We had a bus trip to go to
Impression 5, a wonderful kid's play space. Liam and Elsa both had a lot of fun.
Liam enjoyed exploring the house, pulling plugs, climbing chairs and playing the piano. You also often found him walking down the path between the houses.
Both kids loved the
Treehouse. It was a bit scary to see Liam climb the ladder.
It was fun to watch him and Sonja water play.
After some great days in East Lansing, we headed north, to Mackinac Island, for a few days of old fashioned fun and 4th of July Spirit. The great part of the island was no cars, only bikes and carriage rides.
The kids enjoyed running around on the big lawn.
We had a great meal by the water, all the Stokstad/Nisewaner/Winkes.
Thursday night there was a concert at the local park. We had a fun picnic.
Friday morning we had a family breakfast and celebrated Julie's birthday. Elsa loved all the ribbons.
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Fourth of July night we headed out to Fort Mackinac for an American picnic. It was a perfect way to enjoy the Fourth and each other.
After 3 great nights on the island, we headed back to Lansing. It was sad to leave Michigan and we are looking forward to seeing the cousins again soon!
