Vacation 2008 - August trip to Muskegan, MI

I'm dreaming of some warmer weather...maybe with a beach and some water!










































































Random shots of our long weekend in Muskegan last August. We choose Muskegan so that we could go to Michigan's Adventure theme park. The park was nice, the rides are geared towards kids instead of adults like Cedar Point. Nikki's favorite part was the water park. She would have liked it even better if she would have been about an inch taller and therefore able to ride all of the water rides. She was too afraid to ride any of the roller coasters. Ken and I took turns riding some of them while the other one of us hung out with the kids. It wasn't too bad since the lines were short.

The first night we got into town we took the kids to the beach. There is a really nice spot where the lake meets a channel. It is relatively shallow and warm which was perfect for Emily. Nikki preferred the lake with the waves. Both girls had a ball playing in the water and sand. I found it nice and relaxing which was right up my alley.

One of the days it rained, but we made the best of it by doing some shopping and later after it cleared up, we went to a family fun center. We went mini golfing. Ken and Nikki drove go carts. We also tried out the batting cages; my hands hurt after hitting quite a few balls with an aluminum bat. They also had an indoor game center where we played air hockey and skeet ball.

One night, we even went into Grand Haven to see and hear the musical fountain.

The trip might have been short, but it was memorable for all!

11 years and counting...

Since this weekend included the "Day of Love", I thought it would be appropriate to post some photos of Ken and I dressed up to celebrate our 11th anniversary. As always, I am forever behind on blog posts, so these were taken back in September. Yes, almost 6 months ago! At least the weather looks good in the background. Look at it as a tempting preview of what is to come... ok, so that might be another 3 or 4 months from now. Daydreaming is good for the soul! LOL!

We don't look too shabby either, since at this point we have been going to the gym for about 5 months by now. This year has brought a lot of physical changes as well as mental ones for us since I went to day shift. We had to learn how to live together again after being on opposite shifts for most of our marriage. It was tough, but I think we have come a long way and are working hard to work together and make things easier for everyone involved. Physical we both look and feel a lot better. I have lost 20 lbs. which puts me back to what I weighed when I got pregnant with Nicole, 7 years before this photo was taken. I would still like to loose a bit more, but I am happy if this is the best it gets. I don't ever want to go back to how I was before; sedentary, heavier, and tired all the time. I know Ken doesn't want to either, so these photos are to celebrate where we are and where we have come from! Enjoy!