Sunday, June 22, 2008

Family Vacation to Traverse City

Family Vacation 2008!


Bethany, Chidlers, and I just got back from a very fun family vacation to Traverse City. It was a huge family reunion for the Snow Family (Bethany's family). All 5 of Bethany's siblings were there along with their families, for a grand total of 15 children and 13 adults. It was a big party! We did a lot of swimming, paddle boating, kayaking, snorkeling, had bonfires, roasted marshmallows, had a talent show, went to Interlochen music camp to walk around, went go-carting, went to a carousel, went to Lake Michigan, played in gigantic sand dunes, played badminton, jumped on a big trampoline floating in a lake, and had a lot of fun together. We all stayed in a huge cabin together that had a secluded lake behind it. It was a great vacation! We were there from Monday until Friday. I can't wait until the next one!


A bright, sunny day on the sand dunes




Lake Michigan is bitter, bitter, bitter cold in June! I only lasted a
few minutes out there! You can see the agony in my face.




This smaller lake behind the cabin was much more bearable. You can see
the floating trampoline in the background.




This was a great picture...too bad Evelyn got cut off a bit!



Adventure in the sand dunes with Uncle Taylor and Cousin Andie




The sand dunes went on and on for miles



This video captures some of our fun adventures:






Justin and Bethany perform at the Talent Show.
Evelyn barely survived, as evidenced by the photo!









5 comments:

GordonandChrissy said...

What a fun reunion trip! That's so great that all 5 of the kids were there. A cold, cold lake sounds wonderful right now, it's oh so hot here. :)

Sarah said...

I agree a cold lake sounds good! We are at 115 here now! Jen's pool is almost bathtub water warm!
I also cannot imagine wearing a jacket. It looks like you guys had a great time.

Julie said...

It looks like you guys had a great time!! Cute pics and videos!

Anna Larsen said...

Bethany! How fun to catch up with you! Your kids are so cute. How old is Evelyn? It looks like you are having some fun times. Thanks for sharing. :) I'm glad we got in touch!

katieo said...

I'm having vacation withdrawls! What a fun trip that was!

Great pictures too guys!

We miss you already. Give Bradley a high five for me and pinch Evelyn's thigh once for me. It was SO great to see those munchkins!