Finding butterflies/ and dragon flies with the park ranger . . .
Camping is always fun- - Daddy cooking breakfast, smores . . .
The beach was amazing! I can close my eyes and remember how it felt- - the warm sun, the amazingly soft lake michigan sand and dunes and the sound of the waves . . . We called the sand- Cinnamon and Sugar sand because that is exactly what it looked like. It was so soft that it was wonderful just to wallow in it- I caught Tyler "swimming" in it because it felt so nice. The lake is a deep blue color and looks like the ocean- but without the salty coastal smell I am used to. I can see why Lake Michigan (especially the Michigan side) is a favorite destination for people in the mid-west.
Our next stop was Chigago- one of my favorite cities. We only spent one day there- with a short few hours seeing the city sky line and driving around the city center, and going to the nearby conservatory to see the wonderful plants. Mostly we had fun visiting with my brother Steve and his wife Natalie- and their two children Joshua and Kelsey.
