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We've had a super memory filled summer complete with a trips to Michigan, NJ, and Pennsylvania. I will be loading photos piece meal because I like to take my time with each one... Soo, if we visited you this summer, please stay tuned and be patient as I walk you through our adventures. The pictures will come in time...
We start our summer tour of the east coast with a stop in to beloved Lapeer, Michigan. Our flight out left us with a 4 hour delay in Phoenix, which meant instead of getting into Detroit at 10:30 pm, we arrived at 1:30 am. We were ever soo tired and burned out, but it was wonderful to be greeted by Carrie, Mamaw, & Papa at the airport. We made the two hour drive home with non stop talking. It wasn't until we got off of the highway and onto some back, country roads that I realized what a little city girl my Ada has become. She was quite intimidated by the land stretching out there far and wide and the intense darkness! She rode the rest of the way home with her hands over her ears. We got in around 3:30 am and could not have been more happy to nestle into our new cozy beds.
The next morning the girls crawled into bed with Mamaw and Papa!
Isla loved spending her afternoons "keeping house" in the dollhouse that the Damaskas lent the girls.
Ada was a little too aware of all the spidery spiders creeping about the "country cottage" and preferred to ride the tricycle instead.
When they weren't playing with their respective toys, they loved helping Auntie Carrie pick strawberries in Papa's garden.
Papa's Strawberry Patch
A little helper
yummo!
The rare few that didn't find their way into our mouths, actually made it into the bucket
My super cute sista Carrie!
All dressed in her Sunday best!
Discovering quite the intriguing assortment of rocks!
Sunday, after church, The Yeykals came over, along with Uncle Josh's sister , Caitlyn, who was visiting them from Chicago. We had such a great time sharing a bbq and relaxing outdoors.
Inspecting the Shaw vineyards
The Aunties literally teaching Ada the ropes
Auntie Ells and Ada
Oh man, my tummy is growling just looking at this picture
Uncle Josh talking with Ada about the benefits of jumping in bodies of water
and now for a demonstration
The onlookers
SPLASH!
"Come on in, Ada! It feels great!!!"
Really not buying it!
A sopping Josh cuddling up to his wifey
An after nap time snuggle
The sisters!
Happy Father's Day Papa!
The girls gather round!
Squeeze!
Finding all sorts and shapes of rocks
with faithful Nola by side
the freedom of running around in underwear on a hot summer's afternoon
just a photo I love of my big girl!
Showing Uncle Josh the rocks
A map of Michigan
Showing Caitlyn the thumb
The girls, the girls...
Meet the Yeykals!
Aren't they dear!
Here they are in a nutshell!
Not quite sure what they are doing here... foraging for more nutshells?!
quite the quirky brother / sista duo!
Sista Bumps
Push it out Ells! Suck it in Tum!
Baby Bumps!
Oh the fierceness
Sistas do as sistas should...
Ada tags the pavement
Cozy Mamaw... what is she missing?
Ohhh, that's better
more snuggles
Braving the hill
awwww, love this!
More after nap snuggles!
After a full day of romping around, it was time for a big bath
Well, that's it for now folks, stay tuned for more as our adventures in Michigan continue...
Hugs!
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