Spring Break '08!

We are back after our relaxing spring break and I am happy to report that everyone is feeling better and was back to work/school today. Last Wednesday we packed up our things and headed north to enjoy some much needed R&R.

While the weather was not always ideal (a typical Michigan Spring complete with rain, snow and lots of wind), we made the best of it and enjoyed the outdoors as much as we could. We even made it to the beach - it was just freezing cold and windy! Thankfully we have a family of people who enjoy making fires so we made a little bonfire along the shore to keep us warm.

Of course, any trip up north would not be complete without a visit with my Grandma. We had an enjoyable time catching up with her and enjoyed a delicious meal at her favorite Chinese restaurant.

Here are some pictures from our trip:

Over the last few years, Mike and I have discovered that we are turning into bird watchers. It is very peaceful and quiet up there this time of year and was a fantastic time for watching the migrating ducks on the lake. Below are some pictures of the ducks:

For further disclosure, we also get a kick out of exploring in the woods for mushrooms - just to look, not to eat, and Mike is becoming quite the expert. However, over the weekend I became fascinated with the idea of searching for morel mushrooms and want to give that a try. (Anyone interested in my mushroom pictures let me know! ha! What, no takers? They're pretty coooool.)

Say what you will -- I already realize that all evidence points to us quickly turning into old fogies.

And since I couldn't announce it on the actual day, I will write about it now. On the 10th of April Mike and I celebrated our 9th wedding anniversary! Happy, happy to us!

Two of my favorite pictures.

After reading this post I realize there is more to recap from the weekend, but it will have to come in a second post as Michael has his first baseball practice of the season in about 1/2 an hour. Time to turn off the computer and be a mother again...