A Perfect Spot for a sometimes Rainy Day

The rain held off for most of our Saturday adventure to Presque Isle on Lake Superior. Grandma and Grandpa G. and Uncle Uke (still working on that elusive "l" sound) joined us for a cloudy day at the Big Lake. Bits threw stone after stone into the lake, and I gathered a few pieces of my green favorites. Bits found a dead crab and presumed to pick it up, throw it down when Mommy said ewww and then smash it with a rock, until Mommy said ewww to that too. He was obsessed with this dead thing as I'm sure all little boys should be, but it was seriously gross.

Mike caught a fish, then lost a fish off the banks of the river. So to calm his spirit and offer encouragement, I sat with him at a spring runoff pool where we had more fun guessing where the fish were then actually snagging any. I have to tell you, the spot where I was sitting was the most relaxing, tranquil place to keep the spitting rain off you while watching it make ripples in the water. There is a log submerged just below the water and it's golden color is something to loose hours upon staring at. If I had sat there any longer and more quitely, I'm sure a bear would have come along and ate me.

This Old Man, He Went Fishing

No fish caught today, but Bits learned "This Old Man" and got to walk back from the beach in his undies.

What Lake?...Lake Gogebic

We went on a forcible vacation. Mike and I really did not think we had the time to go away from our two house endeavor for a week of relaxing, but his parents had rented a cabin on Lake Gogebic and insisted that we take some time off from our to-do list. We had a great time grilling, trips on the lake via Bop's boat, swimming, and catching no fish (although, I'm sure the time may have been a tad bit nicer if fish had been caught).

We stayed at the Lake Gogebic Lodge. I can say that their Fish Fry is fabulous and their lake view is gorgeous. I got a couple of energy drinks on tap at the bar (on tap I think means powdered mix with seltzer water, but effective nonetheless). It was a good week and we managed to squeeze in a couple work days at our new house within the week too. We were left with many, many mosquito bites as memories of the week at Lake Gogebic (let's just not talk about the big puddle in the grass we all noticed when we left).

There's a Whole Lotta Fun Going on Up Here

Thanksgiving at Mike and Amy's house! Nothing tried, nothing gained.

Cindy, Don, Donald and Scout came up for a visit during our small Thanksgiving break. They arrived Wednesday evening. We enjoyed an accomplished (meaning we completed the dinner, but not chef skilled) turkey dinner of turkey breast, some Real Simple recipe sides, and only managed to break one correlle french white casserole dish in whole process. There could have been much more destruction in the kitchen from me if not for Cindy's help. Our bellies were full and the dishes were all washed and dried.

Friday, we all headed to Presque Isle State Park. We all enjoyed the views, although a bit chilly (only a bit). Bits showed Nana how to throw stones, and use a walking stick. The guys all ventured around, but remained focused on the mission at hand: to catch a fish from the chilly waters where the river meets the Lake. I am happy to report, Mike caught a 21" rainbow. Mike has an assembly line process he thinks would work well: he'll catch the fish, Donald will net it, and Don will clean it (somehow I think Don is getting the short end of the stick).

Later that evening, we reheated the leftovers, and after dinner celebrated Bit's second birthday with a Thomas themed mini party. Bacon loves everything Thomas and was enthralled with his new train toys for the remainder of the night. When he awoke this morning, he ran straight to his train table and said, "Hi Va-va."

It's been alot of fun with family around. We'll try to explore Black River Harbor today and be sad to say goodbye to everyone tomorrow.