I'm usually pretty happy and content with where life has brought me to this point...very few regrets...but last weekend I really wished I was a kid again! We went up to Mears, Michigan for the weekend. On Saturday Nate, Anna and Jeff joined me and the boys in Union Pier, Michigan to hang out at the beach and to also break up my drive 4 hours North into Michigan. We had a great time at the beach. Then it was off to my friend Sandy's cottage...which happens to be across the lake from the camp I went to in my pre-teens. It was such a nostalgic journey...
Lucas and Aidan enjoying the beach in Union Pier, Michigan
Hanging out with Sam and Bella
Upper Silver Lake
The new chapel at Grace Adventures (formerly Grace Youth Camp)
The Mess Hall
The beach at GYC
The path to the boys' cabins
My old cabin - #3!
Kids playing 4-square
We had such a great time walking down memory lane - I can't wait until my boys are old enough to go there for camp! Aidan loved checking out the zipline and paint ball (none of which they had back in my day...). It is such a beautiful place and I have such great memories. Thanks Sam, for having us to the cottage - we had a great time!
Aidan is completely exhausted every night at the cottage...that is one of the reasons I love going there - they play hard and they sleep good!
I'm hoping the above picture is a "before" shot and next summer we have an "after" with the landscaping and new decks.
I think Aidan and Nate's happiest moments are fishing at the cottage...Nate caught a huge fish this weekend...can't believe I swim in this lake with fish that size..
Mom's good friend Shirley came down for a few days...we always have lots of laughs when Shirley is around!
Sometimes I think Mom and Kris are running their own dog shelter....
We spent 11 days down at the cottage and had a great time relaxing prior to the craziness of all of our Fall activities.
