Sunday, May 3, 2009

A visit to Ann Arbor

The trip to Michigan was great! The most important part was letting Ella be with her cousins. She's only 2 but somehow it's ingrained that family is special.

Ella and Gretta are the "twinner cousins" being blonde and tall. Gretta's more brave, so it helps Ella try things she otherwise wouldn't. Like the McD's slide.

This was a HUGE breakthrough for E.
Here's the cousins having a great time too.

Poor Peter stuck on the bottom, Sofia slyly smiling and high-flying Hampton.
The gals went shopping after McDonalds at some outlets and hit the usual favorites; Nike, Harry & David (loved the caramel moose munch bar, new toffee truffle, and the pepper and onion relish dip) , OshKosh, and Carters. It was a fun, tasty trip for the girls.
We got the twinner cousinis matching dresses.

A note to runners: Kerrie and I were both sold on the Nike running shoes with ZOOM AIR. We've never felt more cushion on the ball of the foot and the factory sold them for reasonable prices as opposed to the usual $100 +. Check it out, it'll save your feet.

The next morning as a treat for the guys was the driving range.

The above pictures are an ode to dad for keeping his HEAD DOWN. He never quite got Cyndi to this point. Great job daddio.
Helping the boys with their form...like father, like son...

it must have paid off, look at those guys go:

We all relaxed together and Jed started reading The Mysterious Benedict Society to Merrill and Kenton.

Of course, RELAX, isn't a word that Kerrie really knows.

She is an AMAZING mom!

That night we watched Swiss Family Robinson under our own tent.

The twins finally settled for a little while.

Though in the end, Peter moved to where he was more comfortable,
with a ball and a book about dogs; well, boys will be boys.
We love you Michiganders!