August 2001
Our little family of 4 went to Michigan to visit family.
We visited Dow Gardens.
We visited Dow Gardens.

goofed around with the fam...
(believe it or not, this is a regular occurrence with my family) 
and played at the park


but my favorite part of the trip was the day we spent at
Lake Michigan...
Lake Michigan...
we were visiting
the Burtch family in Holland
the Burtch family in Holland
we spent the day sightseeing
took pizza to the beach
played in giant holes in the sand
walked out to the lighthouse
it was a beautiful day...
the water was so tempting
but only a couple of us had
swimsuits on
So... in a moment of pure genius
my mom jumped in the water,
fully clothed
before long my dad joined her...
and Mike...
and eventually the entire family ended up in the lake,
laughing & splashing...
laughing & splashing...

We were still smiling as the sun set on this perfect day.
Oo-da-lolly, Oo-da-lolly,
Golly what a day!
Golly what a day!