Family Visits

You can't beat a playground on the beach. What a view. There was this band playing in the background and we were all excited to show Cousin Dustin the big lake. Rand had a great time building with him down by the water.


This is how we rolled :) Everyone glued to the movie.


Frederik Meijer Gardens is always a must visit. I love the great lakes boats area.


Fun with Bapo at the Zoo. We had a great time feeding the birds and petting the animals. We can't wait until we are a little bit bigger so we can go on the zip line with Bapo over the zoo.



I wish I had a video to share here: Cassie was the trainer and the kids were all different animals in a Sea-World-like show. It was hilarious and to this day Norah asks if we are going to go in the Hot Tub and do our show again. She has some new ideas for her performance. I am not the trainer that Aunt Cass is but Norah puts up with it so the Show can continue.


We were so lucky in August. We had a great number of visitors. Cassie and her kids came to visit. For a much better representation of what we did and more fun pictures see Cassie's Post.

We had a great time with Bapo. It was such a treat to have him around. The kids just ate him up. We went to multiple Lake Michigan beaches, the zoo, fun playgrounds and we still had time for naps :) Cassie was a trooper because we were still trying to do some finishing work on the house the whole time she was here.

We had amazing food. I will try to recreate what Dustin made because it was honestly one of the best meals of my life :) Cassie and I were in awe at what he could do just with what was on hand. He never looked at a cookbook or recipe. Go Dustin!! Jess if I can get the right ratios I will email you this flank steak recipe. Insanely delicious!! Think cilantro and lime.

What a wonderful way to spend the summer with your family. I sure wish we could do it more often. The kids did great.