Sarah's Bday Party

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Dinner at Mackinac

Glamma's Photos from Mackinac Island

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Back Home Again

We made it back from a wonderful vacation last night around 8pm. Sorry for the lapse in posting the second half of vacation. It wasn't quite as easy to update the blog while at the Grand Hotel. We had such a nice time at the Grand and the most beautiful weather we've ever had, which means lots of trips to the pool and even lunch at the pool grill. Breakfast and dinner were delicious and Sarah and Aaron ordered off the adult menu and tried some new foods.

Here is the link for our vacation photo album from Mary's camera.

Links coming soon from Mom (aka Glamma) and Anna & Cliff's photos.

My favorite activity was riding a tandem around the exterior of the island with Andy in front and Sarah trailing behind in a Burley trailer. The Tresize family did the ride around the Island twice and both times Sarah fell sound asleep in the Burley. Mom made it around the Island in under an hour. Dad rode half the time with the Tresizes and then finished with Mom. Aaron also loved the Burley.
Enjoy!

Aaron's Birthday Continued

We had a great picnic lunch in Marquette Park under a tree and the temperature was just perfect and we overlooked Main St and the marina. After lunch, we had cake back at the hotel and Aaron opened his presents and cards. Aaron and Sarah both had fun with the toys. During naptime, Mom and Mary went over to the library to sit in the rockers and listen to the waves and read some magazines. The men held down the fort. Sarah woke up in time to go to the Beanery for her afternoon snack. Mom tried a new drink, Carmello, and it may replace her mocha! After lunch, Sarah, Andy, and Mary went back to Mission Point to play in the large grassy area then headed back for dinner. To end Aaron's birthday day, we ate outside at the Gate House (at the same table that Aunt Jody & Uncle Dick joined us last year and the year before that Kirsten & David).

It takes too long to upload the photos to the blog site, so I've started an album on Picasa.

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Tonight, we might enjoy a sunset boardwalk stroll.

Happy 2nd Birthday Aaron!

Here are the two houses you can rent (the house above and the house below)

What better way to celebrate a birthday than being on Mackinac Island. This morning, we headed out to a locally-owned bakery on Main St. for some breakfast around 8am. The owner gave Aaron a big scoop of ice cream with two candles and everyone sang "Happy Birthday." The bakery, Marc's Double Oven Bakery, is a Mackinac Island resident who use to be a pastry chef at the Grand Hotel and now as his retirement open up the bakery last summer. He makes some delicious treats!

After breakfast, Sarah took a snoozer and Andy elected to also relax while Sarah slept. Mom and Mary toured the Governor's Summer Cottage this morning while Dad, Cliff, & Aaron checked out Turtle Park. We also walked by two homes you can rent by the month. One is up by the fort and the other on the East Bluff; both had spectacular views of the Straits of Mackinac but required walking up very big hills. The photo by the gazebo is from the movie Somewhere in Time. Anna had some time to do some shopping and knitting.

Sorry that we didn't have a chance to post yesterday. We got wrapped up in a game of Scrabble after dinner on the porch. I'll try to write about yesterday either during Sarah's afternoon nap or this evening, just having too much fun here:-)

For Aaron's birthday lunch, we're going to go for a picnic. The fog has lifted and it is a warm sunny day here in Mackinac. More photos coming later. We hope everyone is staying cool!!

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