Wednesday, July 14, 2010

On the Road Again

Being gone for a week long vacation means you have LOTS of pictures and LOTS of memories! For July 4th we headed to Detroit and then up to visit Brian's oldest sister Barb in Oscoda, Michigan. I had never been farther north into Michigan so this was a treat to see a new area. Here are pictures from that leg of our trip...

Aiden watching the parade

Aiden, myself and Barb

Grandpa and Aiden - both sporting flags and glasses

Shelby and Stella

The Keubler's and Stella

Now here are pictures from our time in Detroit. We went to Frankenmuth (a German village), we went to the zoo (amazing might I say), and to an indoor water park. It was such a great time! We miss Papaw and Memaw already!


What you mean we can ride on this turtle?

Polar Bear Plunge - we don't have cool animals like this at our zoo!

Stella - up to no good! 

Aiden loved helping Grandma water the flowers! 



Grandma wouldn't let us leave Detroit without the proper attire! 

From Detroit we headed to a tiny town called Wolcottville in Indiana. It's where Adams Lake is and where Brian's grandmother lives. We were having a family reunion here and as promised there was lots of eating, boating, card playing, laughing, etc. Three of Brian's four siblings were also going to be there and that is always a good time. So... here are pictures from the last leg of our trip... 



Each morning we would get up earlier then others and take a family "walk" down the pier. This was taking a break on Uncle Jim's porch.

I can't believe they have lifejackets for 7 month olds!

I finally convinced Aunt Cheryl to look at the camera! 
 

Aiden and Jenna - his best bud - we told them to make a funny face.



One of our family mornings - I just love this and how clear the water is!



The group that started it all....

The whole clan at the reunion...

The Joan Bauman crew - minus a few



These two crack me up - they are so much alike they even dressed similar and paddle the same!

Cousin Brad, Brian and Brother Mark

Siblings... we missed you Barb! 

Siblings with spouses and kids!

Mark and Lauren - we don't see them nearly enough so we had to capture some photos!

I love Stella's face in this one. Not sure what's on her mind but she's got a scowl!

This is one of our favorites - what Stella did most of the time - HANG out!

Well, okay so I know I posted WAY too many photos! But there is just no way to choose and of course I still left out some! I love the lake and can't wait to go back. Hopefully we'll get even more family there next time so it can be a FULL reunion! 

5 comments:

Julie K said...

Great photos! If Grandma Clara was still here, she would be saying 'and a good time was had by all'!! :)

Kelly Bourque said...

Great pictures! There's no such thing as too many! I love it.

Leigh Anne said...

The reunion was so much fun. We truly enjoyed seeing all of you and finally meeting Stella. She is a beautiful little girl! Swimming with Aiden was my favorite. I am glad the Red Snapper taught me how to swim!

Nanette R. said...

I agree with Kelly: there's no such thing as too many pictures! Will there still be a Foto Friday tomorrow?

Rebecca said...

Seeing you guys and hanging out with everyone at the lake was so much fun! I miss you all already!