We've been wanting to get away as a family for a while now. It's been a long few years and frankly we're burnt out! So as soon as Shane completed his residency application we decided to pack up and take a weekend to just be together and relax. We kind of randomly chose Ludington Michigan which is a cute little town about three and a half hours west of here. When we pulled up to our hotel and saw the view (above).... we knew it was going to be a great weekend!
Some of our favorite quotes while on our retreat....
Hailey (right as our journey began and I passed the snacks back): "Mmmm we LOVE junk food!"
Eliza (about 30 minutes into the trip): "Dad, are we still in Michigan?"
Shane (after we left the dollar store in Ludington-we had to get beach toys!): "I can't believe we drove 3 1/2 hours to go to the dollar store. Hey! I have an idea...let's go to the information desk and find out where all the other dollar stores are in town!" -smart alec
Hailey (while in our hotel room): "Do we have to go to school in our new home?"
Hailey (while in our hotel room): "Do we have to go to school in our new home?"
Eliza (while running away from waves on the beach): "This is our best vacation ever!"
We had so much fun playing on the beach, running up and down sand dunes, walking to a lighthouse, eating out, watching episodes of Sponge Bob Square Pants and Man vs. Wild (that guy is crazy) on tv, and just being together without any other obligations in the way. It was the perfect weekend.Here are some more pictures of our weekend....
