Great Wolf Lodge in Traverse City, Michigan

Cole was not Happy about reading time

With Grandma Jane

The Lilly Pads, they spent hours doing these....Anna is not pictured directly but she and Cole did great.

1000 gallons of water dumped every 5 minutes, you can see Anna on the left and Cole on the right.

Three Person Tube

Anna going down the Green Monster by herself after she fell off and slammed her head and got smashed by the two man tube with her DAD, she told her Dad that when you fall off the horse you get back on and ride again.....very tough little girl!

We had a great Vacation in Michigan last week and the best part was our stay at the Great Wolf Lodge in Traverse City, Michigan. We initially went up north and saw the UP in Michigan but the weather was such that it did not cooperate, therefore we ended up in Traverse City. Grandma Jane came out and it was a GREAT time!

Corbin's Birthday

Anna and Cole have been so excited for their Dad's birthday. We have been planning for weeks what kind of cake to make for Dad and what gifts to get him. We made and decorated a cake and took it his work to celebrate. Anna made her Dad a book that she made and Cole gave his Dad a sweatshirt that he won in a drawing. I think they were the perfect gifts for him.

We also interviewed Corbin to see what he was like when he was a kid:

1. What were the names of your pets growing up: Buddy and Daisy (there were others, just ask his mom)
2. What was your favorite subject in school: Math
3. What was your favorite hobby: Sports
4. Who was your best friend: CG
5. What was your favorite food: corndogs
6. How much did you get for an allowance: one dollar a week
7. Who was your hero: my Dad
8. What was your favorite toy: my bike
9. What had not been invented yet: computers

Strawberry Picking

We went to Spencer Farms to pick strawberries. Anna and I enjoyed picking strawberries. Cole picked one strawberry and then began complaining about how hot it was (it was only 80 degrees) and how thirsty he was. We have enjoyed eating fresh strawberries all week.

Anna's New Talent

Anna now likes to draw a Moose now and then and says this is going to be her next book....Mighty Moose. We did this Moose together on the computer......

Indy 500

Dr. Sean Hart, Dr. Charlie Hine, Dr. Will Hine, Dr. Craig Rhyne, Dr. Curt Warren, and myself.

Curt Warren, myself, Sean Hart Myself, Dr. Paul Kolman, Dr. Curt Warren

Geist Half Marathon

Lori ran the half marathon. It was impressive to be 5 1/2 months pregnant and to finish in under 2 hours. This is baby girl's first race. Good job, Lori.

Baby Birds

We have enjoyed watching a robin lay her eggs in a nest that was against our house. We have watched them go from blue eggs, to new birds. Just this week they flew away. The reason that they flew away is because Anna and Dad got too close to the nest and scared them. Corbin spent the next hour trying to catch them in a ice cream bucket and yelling at Anna and Cole to keep Polly in the house so she did not eat them while he tried to put the birds back in the nest while dodging every robin, cardinal and swallow in the neighborhood doing kamakazis at his head. He was unsuccessful in his quest to keep the growing birds in their nests. (hope they survived) He got no lunch and had to go back to work, but Lori enjoyed the free entertainment.

Mother's Day Cards

Mother's Day was great. It started a day early as Cole decided to dive into the diamond neckalace that we had picked out for Lori and before I could stop it had went into my hiding place got the neckalace and gave it to his Mom on Saturday night. It all worked out as we went over to John and Kathy's for a Saturday night Mother's Day get together. It was really nice. We mainly just relaxed and enjoyed and tried to recover from a busy week.

Both cards were great. Cole made his at school. Anna made her card in her room as she took two pieces of paper and taped them together to make a giant card. She is quiet creative and has a mind that never seems to stop.