We went to Paw Paw, MI on the weekend of June 11th-14th with our small group friends. One couple owns a lake cottage and invited the group up for the weekend. Three families were able to go. The timing of the trip worked out perfectly, because while we were in Michigan, the family that purchased our house moved in. Yep, before we moved out! When we arrived back home, we shared the house for one night, then closed on our new house the following day! Our trip was a MUCH NEEDED trip away from the stress of moving AGAIN.
We had a wonderful weekend - all five of us had a blast! We really enjoy the company of the families who went & enjoyed new experiences. It was everything a vacation is supposed to be (except it wasn't nearly long enough!). Thursday was a travel day. Friday, we spent the morning picking strawberries & playing on the playground.
Picking strawberries at a local strawberry farm:
Playing on the Kid's Kastle playground:
Friday afternoon, we braved the cold temperatures to enjoy all of the water activities that come with a lake. The cottage sits right on the lake, so the kids enjoyed swimming (in very cold water!) and everyone took turns on the jet skiis, tube and boat. (everyone but Natalie - who cracked a rib from the crazy, wild tube ride - OUCH!)
Each evening after the kids went to bed, the adults enjoyed board & card games & lots of laughs!
On Saturday, it rained for most of the day, so we took a field trip to the Air Zoo in Kalamazoo. All of the kids thought this was especially fun - they have 8 rides that you can go on, along with all sorts of aviation history and real airplanes inside the buildings.
On Sunday, we stuck around with the hosts for another morning on the lake before we headed for home. We laughed & had more fun this weekend than any for a long time! We are so grateful to have good friends to spend time with and to the Paladino family for sharing their lovely cottage with us!
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