Sunday Funday: Slayton Arboretum

Hello Lovelies! I hope you enjoyed last week’s adventure, because I am super excited about this series. Right now, we are hanging out in Hillsdale, and keep finding hidden gems all over town. This week we discovered the Slayton Arboretum located at Hillsdale College. There is so much beautiful stonework here. The Lab is an … Continue reading Sunday Funday: Slayton Arboretum →

Sunday Funday: Baw Beese Lake

My health still hasn’t settled down to a manageable level, so I haven’t gotten into a writing groove with this blog, but I have been doing some thinking. When I started this blog, my goal was to create memories with my family and share our adventures around the mitten. Somehow I lost sight of that. … Continue reading Sunday Funday: Baw Beese Lake →

Photo Challenge: Hello

Hello from The Mitten! I love to travel, but seeing this sign never fails to make me smile. If you haven’t guessed, we made it home. But first… There was a blood spatter incident from my pinky toe. I accidentally kicked the suitcase last night and smashed my toe. The pressure built up under the … Continue reading Photo Challenge: Hello →

Acorn Farmers Market

Hello from the land of its going to snow! I mean, it’s winter, we live in Michigan, so it’s pretty much expected at least once a season, but people are losing their minds. They are stocking up on bread, milk and beer. Sam’s Club was out of milk. My neighbor canceled a doctor appointment. I … Continue reading Acorn Farmers Market →

13th Annual Tecumseh Ice Sculpture Festival

Hello Lovelies! Guess what we did this weekend! We actually left the house and did some adventuring. We wandered to Tecumseh for the ice sculpture festival. I even put on makeup. 😱 This is one of my favorite winter activities. I love to look at the creativity of others, and it’s nice to get outside … Continue reading 13th Annual Tecumseh Ice Sculpture Festival →

Teach a Girl to Fish

One of the best things about our camping trip was the opportunity for Daddy Daughter time. I have an entire album of pictures of these two together. They make my heart smile. I took these on one of the decks along the Pere Marquette River. They only caught a couple of pike that they threw … Continue reading Teach a Girl to Fish →

Wordless Wednesday: Big Rapids

Mac Woods Dune Ride

Last Tuesday the majority of our camping group went to the dunes to drive Jeep’s and 4-wheelers. Since we didn’t bring all the ORV stickers, we opted out. Hannah was less than enthused. Instead we went to Mac Woods and bought tickets for the dune ride. Even though it was a week day, the wait … Continue reading Mac Woods Dune Ride →

Misadventures

Hello!!!! Sorry for the long absence. I feel like my urge to write took a longer vacation than we did last weekend. I have so many things running through my head, but I have had no urgency to get them written down. There is mud inside as well. Our trip did not go exactly as … Continue reading Misadventures →

Happiness List 29: Positive Media Stories

Happy Monday! I hope you all had a wonderful weekend. I am feeling relaxed and ready to head to occupational therapy this morning. Part of what keeps me in a positive mindset is limiting the amount of time I spend reading and watching the news. Their main focus seems to be on shock value and … Continue reading Happiness List 29: Positive Media Stories →