Summer Wrap-Up

I've finally come to terms with the fact that if I wait to blog until I find the download cord for the camera with the rest of our pictures on it, I will never finish and move on. So I will wrap up our Summer 2010 adventure with what I have...

Most of the rest of our time in the States was spent at the cottage. We had a lot of fun exploring further the area around Cheboygan and the "Tip of the Mitt."

A great view of the bridge from downtown Mackinaw City

Old Mackinac Point Lighthouse built in 1892

Fiery sunset over Mullett Lake

An old fishery train car used to stock the lakes and rivers with fish. We tried to tour the fish hatchery a couple times but their hours were too limited for us to catch them open. But the boys still loved the train car as you can imagine.

Charlie and Dave enjoying a lunch in Mitchell Street Pub, Dave's favorite place to eat in Petoskey. They do serve a mean grilled cheese.

Look at this face!

Charlie started making this face all the time this summer while he was playing. It made me laugh so hard and if you tried to do it back to him he had no idea what you were doing (i.e. no idea he was doing it himself). He kept it up for several months but has mostly grown out of it now.

Labor Day weekend was our last weekend in MI and Up North and Dave's sisters and brother-in-law joined us for the weekend (Dave's parents were of course up there the whole time). And Labor Day came in in true Michigan style with a cold, wet, windy storm ushering in the fall weather.

We also had a nice visit from Dave's aunt Sue and cousin Brian and his family.

Kissing cousins! Charlie and Abby got along pretty well.

So did Davey and Emma, showing off their skills. These two were born just a few days apart.

Our two families mirroring each other. And now both Sue and I are pregnant again at the same time with number three!

We returned to Detroit two days before our return flight to Bahrain and spent lots of time doing our final stock-up shopping and seeing my family. We were also able to see Mark & Amy one more time.

As much as we were sad to leave our family and friends, I was also ready to get back into some routine. I was very aware of Davey's school starting on Sept 15th and we were only leaving on the 9th. It was a wonderful summer and we certainly look forward to next year... it won't come soon enough!!