Our Summer Home

In 30 days (less for Pam's family), we all head to Holland, MI for our 3rd summer of fun. Our dancers will attend a ballet intensive while the rest of us will eat ice cream, watch sunsets, eat farm-to-table meals, and take a few side trips where I'm sure we will get into some mischief. We rent 2 apartments through the local college which are located above a little shop on the "main drag" of Holland. Sadie tries new recipes that we all sample, we pick a cheesy 80s or 90s movie to watch together, and try to get a little of our actual work work done in between outings to the farmers market, beach, bakeries, and who knows what else. 



Last year was "game on" with Wayne's World, which the adults laughed uproariously and the children didn't understand, and so we spent the rest of the holiday making fun of them. I'm not sure why we didn't also hit the penny candy store to get Super Ropes to eat. We probably should have.

We also hit a bakery which was featured on Cupcake Wars. The kids thought it was way cool, even though the owner wasn't around to greet them. They even had something for little Jonah, who is allergic to everything.

We always try to take a few minutes to let the dancers strut their stuff in weird public places so we can take pictures to show off to our online community because they're so incredibly talented. This one is courtesy of Pam, who was jealous of my camera so she had to get an even better one. Not jealous. 

This year, we may even take a REAL side trip with the little girls who say they feel left out, but really get to do all the fun stuff while the big girls are dancing.  Hoping like crazy it actually happens. 


We're all together in Holland for 3 weeks, and 10 days after we get home, we take our 5 Great Lakes trip.  It's pretty much going to be a make-it-or-break-it situation in our friendship.