Michigan Vacation

Well, it seems I have neglected my blog for awhile. Wink, myself, Cathy, and Tim, have been on vacation to Michigan to visit Mark, Vanessa, Courtney, Leslea, and last but not least, Maddi. We had a great time. We made a lot of good memories. Vanessa is a wonderful hostess and a great cook. We ate at the house most of the time. She is a skinny cook but you can trust me, she CAN cook. We laughed, joked and had fun just being together. My grandaughters are amazing of course and have grown and matured a lot in the year since we had seen them. Lake Michigan looks like no lake to me, more like the ocean. On one visit to the Lake there were 6-8 foot breakers rolling in! Beautiful though! It was Coast Guard Week in Grand Haven, also known as Coast Guard City, USA. There was a lot to do. We did a lot of walking! We went to a fair and a street carnival where we enjoyed eating elephant ears and corndogs. We saw all kinds of animal. The baby goats were almost kidnapped by the Rose girls, ,including Vanessa. You never saw such animal lovers as this group! The men especially enjoyed the tours of the Coast Guard Icebreaker, Mackinaw and the Cutter Bristol Bay. The flowers in Michigan are gorgeous! We made an all day trip to Mackanac Island in the Upper Pennisula of Michigan and although it was raining a little and a little chilly, we enjoyed the scenery of the 5 mile long bridge and the beautiful island. Again the flowers were impressive! We did some shopping the last day we were there. Nessa could shop all week and not hit all the stores in this area, 10 minutes away, either direction from the house! Tim loves to shop better than most women! He loved it! Wink is another story when it comes to shopping! (: He did have a wonderful time though. Well, we are home and I have to go to work this afternoon so I will try to get busy and finish up here. Hope you enjoy the pictures! BYE!