Michigan Adventure

We made it home from our trip to Michigan this evening. The fun day we spent at the beach was definitely worth the drive. Saturday morning, we left for Grandma and Grandpa Case's house in Findlay. We enjoyed a nice afternoon with them, and we left after lunch at Cheddar's (where we were joined by Aunt Mary Ann and Tim's cousin Barb). The Bunk and Biscuit starts accepting guests at 4PM, so we were just on schedule when we got Goober there around 5. He didn't quite know what he was in for and neither did they! At any rate, it's a beautiful place with nice people - a good place to try boarding for the first time. Nevermind that Goober's accomodations were better AND more expensive than ours.

We arrived at our (tiny) campsite at 6PM and began the setup process. After a couple of hours, we were all set and ready to check out the beach. It was surprisingly crowded for a Sunday evening. The boys both got in the water, and Zachary really enjoyed talking to 2 little girls. He even helped them build a sand castle.
Our very late dinner consisted of bratts and orzo salad. We were so tired, we didn't even have a campfire. Our neighbors across the way pulled into their site, spent about an hour setting up kids' bikes, THEN set up their tent, and finally filled their 3 air mattresses at midnight.
We were up pretty early and had a quick breakfast on Monday morning. It was a good thing, since a thunderstorm blew in around 9:30 AM. As we had forgotten our soccer chairs, we used the opportunity to drive to the tiny nearby town and get some. When we got back to the campground, several sites were flooded (!), but ours was spared. There was still a bit of rain, so we hung out in the tent playing cards and reading. Finally, at around noon, we were able to head to the beach, where we climbed the dunes then spent the rest of the day swimming and playing in the sand. Good fun! The red flags were up to warn of high surf, but literally hundreds of people were in swimming anyhow. We did let the boys get in up to about their waists as long as we were with them. There was a sandbar about 100 yards out, but we wouldn't let them go out there. We stayed at the beach until about 6. Jeremy and Tim even hiked up the dunes a second time. The boys had an awesome time, but were WORN OUT. Jeremy hardly had the energy to eat his steak. We did get a campfire and s'mores in on Monday night, though it was a struggle keeping the boys awake for it! We all listened to some Harry Potter before falling asleep.


There was no time for anything but packing up on Tuesday morning. We arrived with about 20 minutes to spare to pick up Goober. He had barked alot while we were gone, but I think he enjoyed running with the other dogs.