Summer Time Fun

These last few weeks have seemed to fly by! I can't believe how busy our summer has gotten and that we are now already into August!! Where did time go? 

The last weekend of July we spent camping with my cousin Jeff, his wife Lisa and their two boys Mason & Chase along with Rohn, Katie, Kadence & Liam Sherd at Interlochen State Park.  It was such a beautiful weekend (except for the rain we encountered on our drive up Friday night) and the kids had so much fun playing together! Can't wait to plan another trip together - maybe next summer?



As per tradition, the first weekend of August is spent at the Cottage on the shores of Lake Michigan for the Coast Guard Festival.  Since I was little, my moms side of the family always gets together on the Saturday of Coast Guard and spends time together at the Cottage...we swim, play on the beach, soak up the sun, spend time together, eat a huge dinner and then pile into our cars to make the trip down to Grand Haven for the most amazing, spectacular fireworks ever - the Coast Guard Festival Fireworks on Saturday night.  This year was no exception!  Aiden even spent a few extra days earlier in the week enjoying more time at the Cottage with Grammy & Papa .  He was a busy boy with them, spending one day on Uncle Les & Aunt Dee's boat on Spring Lake, playing at Pier Marquette Park and even taking his first trip out on Uncle Art's sail boat (which he thought was a blast!).