chillin up style

having a blast playing levi's games and enjoying his chocolate treats as well!

aaron, in all his hilarious glory!

scavenging through the mountains of food for snacks and breakfast.  you may be asking yourself why there are dog treats among the food?  well, the guy who owned the place lived right next door and he had a beautiful golden retriever who would wander over, so barbara bought a box of treats for him at the general store...

why does diana have a blanket wrapped around her when its so warm outside?  well, because she's crazy, thats why...

aaron and i checked out the fire pit in the backyard while the ladies explored the trails behind the place.

the one part of the trip that was bad was the mosquitoes.  the place was swarming with them!  about the only solution was to wear a hoodie to keep them out of your hair and ears!  it still didn't really help...

we had a blast driving aaron's rc car around!  he even was brave enough to let me drive it for a little while- fortunately i didn't break it.  too badly...

the up beach

making a collection of cool looking rocks.  once a geology student, always a geology student!

the falls.  there are even more falls up the trail, but i didn't get the chance to check them out.

barbara finally coming back from her wandering down the shore...

my little cutie peaking around the rocks.

a bunch of butterflies really loved this spot- there were a couple hundred there just chilling out or fluttering around.

as we were sitting down for our little snack that we had brought, i came across this, and i call shenanigans, mott's.  carrots are not fruit!  this is a travesty! i cannot support this bag of food shaped lies!  shame on you mott's, shame!!!

around grand marais

heading out from the house with nicole and aaron.  everyone else was in the other car.

our first dinner together!

walking around downtown grand marais.

checking out the strange sights you can only see in grand marais...

i guess the local bank wanted to make it a little easier on any robbers- if you want to turn off the burglar alarm, its right there on the outside!

giving the whole 'park ranger' a try...

da up pad

the huge kitchen in the rental house.

the beautiful living room.

the deck behind the house.  the grill is just around the corner.

the gorgeous stairway that lead to the second and third floor where the bedrooms are.

the kitchen was just the right size to accommodate all of us.

back up north

me taking a picture of levi taking a picture of the mackinac bridge...

everyone pours out of their vehicle for the meet up lunch.

mackinaw pier

the big bridge!

summer starts at the pines

mema showing ledge how to use the blower to clean off the deck.

some of the kids out in the front playing ball together!

wow, they all look so calm and normal.  oh how looks can be deceiving...

a cheesy afternoon

ledge didn't exactly understand this game, but he was really excited about the construction equipment!

he really enjoyed the fun 'rides' they had at chuck e cheeses!

this one had a fun touch screen that he could mess around with while it was moving around.

he really loved skeeball (but who doesnt, really?) even though he was terrible at it.  'no ledge, the ball has to stay in our lane...'

there were a ton of different games with different themes and creatures that kept ledge excited to try more!

a fun shot of the two of us having a great time together!

roof repair

getting everything set up to take a look at the roof.

the two of them got up there to examine the damage.

getting the supplies ready and the wood needed to fix it.

it certainly needed a bit of repair!

taking a quick breather!

the new section of the roof looks great!

an unusual view you dont often get of the neighborhood!

repairing the drywall on the inside of the rental.

dide dogs

diana writing in her book while the dogs hang out.

the sweet note left by my aunt in the room ledger used all week!

one of the mornings i spoiled us with hot cinnamon rolls.  yum...

the dogs were always wanting to know what was going on!

it was mother's day while we were there so ledger and i tried to make the most of it and made mama a little card!

penny even came by for a couple days and had fun with the dogs.

rockin' luau

the ladies rocking out on the dance floor.  the band was a bunch of fun too.

levi sits and recovers briefly before going back out on the dance floor...

or he takes a nap.