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....
8 comments:
So much fun! I love Michigan in the fall. And you look great. All skinny already--jealousy!
it's actually erica, but i was logged on as my sister. whoops!
That is so weird that erica and I looked at your blog on the same day at different times. We miss you guys. MI is beautiful, enjoy it. Are you guys coming to UT anytime soon?
Tell the girls we all said hi!
Those pictures turned out great! It looks like you guys had a lot of fun on a much-needed vacation. I liked Shane's comment on finding all of the Dollar Stores in the area, it sounds like something Nick would say :) Tara
Hi Dangerfields! Hope life is going well for you! Your little one is absolutely adorable!
Looks like you had a blast! I am so glad you got some r&r. Thank you for the cute outfit for Daxton,I have been meaning to call but you know, things are a little crazy. By the way you look very beautiful in your family picture. Love it!! Much love, Hilary
What a wonderful vacation for your cute little family.
So much fun!!! It sounds like you guys had a great weekend! It's pictures like that, that make Michigan not seem so bad, there really are some great areas here to visit!
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