Labor day weekend. We had planned on trying to take Colette camping for the first time, but had no idea how quickly campsites fill up over the holidays! Even the rustic campsites that you have to hike to were full! And lets be honest, were they available, I never really saw myself trecking along with a baby and camping supplies on my back into the backwoods. So, in response to this, we decided to have our own little stay-at-home family vacation. I had gotten Thursday through Tuesday off in anticipication of a possible trip to Nebraska which ended up falling through. It was Adam's last week of daycamp and he had Saturday through Tuesday off! Honestly, we live on a lake with a state park within walking distance-why do we need to leave? So, Adam came home on Friday and initiated the weekend by setting up the tent in the yard!
We began the weekend with a pizza dinner Friday evening and a viewing of our wedding video for the first time. We were blown away by the talent of our friend Angela Keller, who created the video for us. We watched it in the tent, along with glasses of wine and popcorn and m&ms (our nightly staple as of late). We spent an interesting night in the tent. Colette slept in her baby tent and due to her being swaddled coupled with the uneven ground, I woke up several times to find that she had slid into the corner! Also, who knew there were so many sounds outside! Adam was so patient with me as I was convinced that the bark falling off our oak tree was a man walking VERY slowly in flip flops outside our tent!
Saturday morn began with yogurt parfaits and poptarts on the fire. Afterwards we took a family trip to Costco for some samples. One of the women handing out samples turned out to be a mom of FUS grads and we ended up chatting with her for quite some time! We took a quick trip to Aldi then headed home for a mac n' cheese with roast beef lunch on the deck. We cleaned up the house, made a scrumptious dinner of polish sausage with saurkraut over the fire and then had some household sisters over for a game night.
Sunday morn we had a breakfast of chocolate chip and strawberry pancakes with whipped cream and then headed to mass at CTK to receive our Lord! After mass we went to the Miles Christi Family Picnic in South Lyon where we had a very pleasant time with many old friends. This was Uncle Dan's birthday and Uncle Glenn and Aunt Jane were hosting a party for him so we left the picnic with full bellies to attend the dinner party! It was an enjoyable time, celebrating the life of the man who has given us so much-providing for my college education, even the house we live in. After dinner we went to my parents for a fireworks show and then went to the Ford-Wyoming Drive-In (Colette and Adam's first time!)
Monday morning my dad made us all blueberry pancakes and we had the Everts all over for a bacon-cheeseburger grill-out! Wow, it appears that our whole vacation revolves around food. We left my parents that afternoon and came home for a relaxing evening in.
Tuesday morning we had smoothies and fruity pebbles before leaving for Howell Nature Center. Adam had some cleaning up to do there so Colette and I joined and I took her around to meet all the animals. We came home and picked up a pineapple, ham and bacon pizza which we ate on the deck while reading "The Mockingjay". Afterwards we went to Barnes & Noble to peruse the books and enjoy a beverage and then went for a sunny walk around Green Oaks Mall. I made a yummy beef stew for dinner while Adam and Colette took a nap. We ended the evening with a bonfire and s'mores before Adam left for men's group. We decided we weren't ready to give up our vacation just yet, so when Adam got home we took a trip on the wild side and stayed up til midnight watching house! Then we finally had to say good-bye to our family vacation.
It can be so easy to fall into comparisons and envy, I told Adam. So many of our friends are blessed with great jobs, and little financial trouble. However, which of our friends can boast of spending a random Tuesday as a family. Thank you Lord for the life you have blessed us with. You always provide albeit in mysterious ways.
Labor day weekend. We had planned on trying to take Colette camping for the first time, but had no idea how quickly campsites fill up over the holidays! Even the rustic campsites that you have to hike to were full! And lets be honest, were they available, I never really saw myself trecking along with a baby and camping supplies on my back into the backwoods. So, in response to this, we decided to have our own little stay-at-home family vacation. I had gotten Thursday through Tuesday off in anticipication of a possible trip to Nebraska which ended up falling through. It was Adam's last week of daycamp and he had Saturday through Tuesday off! Honestly, we live on a lake with a state park within walking distance-why do we need to leave? So, Adam came home on Friday and initiated the weekend by setting up the tent in the yard!
We began the weekend with a pizza dinner Friday evening and a viewing of our wedding video for the first time. We were blown away by the talent of our friend Angela Keller, who created the video for us. We watched it in the tent, along with glasses of wine and popcorn and m&ms (our nightly staple as of late). We spent an interesting night in the tent. Colette slept in her baby tent and due to her being swaddled coupled with the uneven ground, I woke up several times to find that she had slid into the corner! Also, who knew there were so many sounds outside! Adam was so patient with me as I was convinced that the bark falling off our oak tree was a man walking VERY slowly in flip flops outside our tent!
Saturday morn began with yogurt parfaits and poptarts on the fire. Afterwards we took a family trip to Costco for some samples. One of the women handing out samples turned out to be a mom of FUS grads and we ended up chatting with her for quite some time! We took a quick trip to Aldi then headed home for a mac n' cheese with roast beef lunch on the deck. We cleaned up the house, made a scrumptious dinner of polish sausage with saurkraut over the fire and then had some household sisters over for a game night.
Sunday morn we had a breakfast of chocolate chip and strawberry pancakes with whipped cream and then headed to mass at CTK to receive our Lord! After mass we went to the Miles Christi Family Picnic in South Lyon where we had a very pleasant time with many old friends. This was Uncle Dan's birthday and Uncle Glenn and Aunt Jane were hosting a party for him so we left the picnic with full bellies to attend the dinner party! It was an enjoyable time, celebrating the life of the man who has given us so much-providing for my college education, even the house we live in. After dinner we went to my parents for a fireworks show and then went to the Ford-Wyoming Drive-In (Colette and Adam's first time!)
Monday morning my dad made us all blueberry pancakes and we had the Everts all over for a bacon-cheeseburger grill-out! Wow, it appears that our whole vacation revolves around food. We left my parents that afternoon and came home for a relaxing evening in.
Tuesday morning we had smoothies and fruity pebbles before leaving for Howell Nature Center. Adam had some cleaning up to do there so Colette and I joined and I took her around to meet all the animals. We came home and picked up a pineapple, ham and bacon pizza which we ate on the deck while reading "The Mockingjay". Afterwards we went to Barnes & Noble to peruse the books and enjoy a beverage and then went for a sunny walk around Green Oaks Mall. I made a yummy beef stew for dinner while Adam and Colette took a nap. We ended the evening with a bonfire and s'mores before Adam left for men's group. We decided we weren't ready to give up our vacation just yet, so when Adam got home we took a trip on the wild side and stayed up til midnight watching house! Then we finally had to say good-bye to our family vacation.
It can be so easy to fall into comparisons and envy, I told Adam. So many of our friends are blessed with great jobs, and little financial trouble. However, which of our friends can boast of spending a random Tuesday as a family. Thank you Lord for the life you have blessed us with. You always provide albeit in mysterious ways.
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