Lake Ann Adventures

What a wonderful long week up at Lake Ann. Kent, Zoe, and I headed up to northern Michigan on Thursday after Kent got out of work. We stopped first to pick up our canoe and strap it to the car... I was thinking we were absolutely crazy with a baby, a dog, a car full of stuff, and a canoe strapped to the car, but we made it! Zoe did great for the long car ride and we made it up to Lake Ann that evening.   Kelly and the girls were already there! We got up on Friday and Grandma Gayle and Papa Gary joined us that afternoon along with Chad, Patty, and Luka close behind. It was so wonderful to have everyone together again!

I made chicken tacos (thanks Pinterest!) for dinner. I also brought up a quadruple batch of cookies that were enjoyed all week! I even made up some spring rolls the following day for a snack :) Tons of fun getting back into cooking. Thanks again Sam for all the help making spring rolls and cookies!

We spent the week enjoying the lake and family! We made it into Traverse City for one day, but with the Cherry Festival and the heat, we didn't stay long. I did get a big pink sun hat for Zoe and a few charms for my Pandora bracelet. Thanks Kent for my wonderful mother's day present! I love my "Mom" charm! Even Kent enjoyed the shopping and bought a pair of sunglasses! We all met up for lunch at a pizza place in town and then we were off again. We found a life jacket for Petoskey and were headed back home shortly after lunch.

I got to help Grace and Libby try water skiing on the lake! It was wonderful. We tried last year and both girls were really close, but they didn't get up. We tried again and Grace got up and was able to do it all on her own! Libby was really close and will definitely have it next summer! Both girls worked hard and I had a blast jumping in and helping them learn to ski!

On our last night up north, Grandma and Papa offered to watch Zoe and Luka so we could go out to dinner. Chad, Patty, Kent and I jumped at the opportunity and ran into Traverse City. We enjoyed a new brewery with very good flat bread pizza, and then we stopped for ice cream on the way home at Moomers! My favorite! It was a great night out! Thanks Grandma and Papa :)

Zoe did get to put her feet in Lake Ann for the first time, but she stayed out of the sun for the rest of the trip. Enjoy the pictures below!