The Cottage

It was Steve and Cindy's turn to have the cottage on Lake Michigan this week. We joined them Monday through Wednesday. The weather was beautiful, the water fairly warm (although only TJ swam), and the boys had a blast! Nolan woke up scared the first night, as he had no idea where he was, but allowed me to comfort him and went right back down. He slept through the night the second night!

We walked the pier, ate S'mores on the beach, played in the sand, and posed for the usual family photos. Thank you, Milo and Abby, for another amazing visit!


The fishermen were telling us that the fish weren't really biting the morning we were out there. While we were standing there, three of them caught fish! The one below was so excited, he offered to let TJ put his perch in the bucket. TJ wasn't quite brave enough, but he did pet the fish.


Sam was particularly drawn to the weather gadgets on the side of the DeVries' home. He told everyone he saw all about the 'wind indicators'. He's pointing them out: