If you follow any of the other Boender Blog's you've probably seen a few posts about our family vacation to the Upper Peninsula last month. We all took a bunch of pictures and had a great time! I would highly recommend visiting this area, it's beautiful! Here's our family's take on the trip.
All packed up and ready to go! The kids switched vehicles so they all got a chance to ride with their cousins. This was a life saver! They had so much fun riding with their cousins, which meant less fighting and complaining! :)
I missed pictures the first night at the hotel. The ladies made a quick trip to the outlet mall while the guys took the kids swimming. We also had a birthday cake for Amelia. Her birthday often falls during our vacation time and it's special for her to celebrate somewhere new each year. The picture above is Allison playing at the zoo playground. We had some extra time in Oshkosh, WI before heading to our cabin so we hit the zoo and park.
Big kids, Kurt & Karl!
The local zoo was free and nice for the kids. They mainly had animals found in WI and a few monkey's.
Cousin picture by the standing long jump.
I asked each of the kids what their favorite part of the trip was and Ethan said picking blueberries was one of his favorites. They were wonderful! I wish we could get them to grow here! One regret I have is not picking berries to take home and freeze.
I think blueberries and riding Ranger were Allison's favorite parts too. :)
We all enjoyed playing in Rapid River, which was just a few feet from our back door! Along with the blueberries I would love having the rock bottom creek run through my property back home.
Playing in Rapid River and catching crawdads was Amelia's favorite part. (More crawdad pictures to come on the next post)
Free time at the cabin was spent riding bikes in an obstacle course, which included riding off the trailer to gain speed so they could jump a little ramp. This was also one of Elijah's favorite parts.
One of my favorite parts was Lake Superior! Allison stayed pretty much in this spot, I'm not sure it was on the top of her list.
Another cousin picture at Pictured Rocks National Lake shore, Lake Superior.
What a beautiful view! If I ever get up there again, I will be renting a kayak to see more of the shoreline!
Loved all the little waterfalls.
The kids liked burying each other in the sand.
We took a small hike (about a half mile one way) to see a larger waterfall. This was one of Anton's favorite parts. He kept asking us if we could go hiking again. If I remember correctly, Anton rode on Uncle Karl's shoulders a good part of the hike. So I don't really count that as hiking. :)
The waterfall we hiked to.
LOVE the U.P.!!!!! We are actually planning to do a trip around Lake Michigan next summer, including a trip to Lake Superior while in the U.P. This was one of Dan & I's favorite vacations that we'll be taking the kids on. It's just beautiful there!!
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