The first full week in June we were supposed to be in the UP camping, visiting Tahquamenon Falls, Pictured Rocks and sharing some of our favorite places with Chris and Brenna, Liz and Bobby, and Sarah and Dan. Michigan isn't nearly as open as some of the other areas of the world, so we had a bad feeling we weren't going to be able to make that trip work. So, late April/early May, over a Zoom call with the cuzzies, we rescheduled everything to head down south to Brown County, Indiana.
(These might actually be the kids first time playing with sparklers...they were such a big hit I've already bought another stash for the 4th!).
We had another Cuzzies Camping in Brown County 3 years ago - I remember it because we came up late the to trip because it fell on Abby's first day of Kindergarten. That trip was rough for us, so I'm so happy to report that we have new, way better memories, to replace our last experience. We arrived on Wednesday and stayed til Sunday and honestly, it was a great trip. The weather was great, the camp ground was basically deserted until Friday night....there were very few bugs, we all laughed, and hung out and just relaxed for probably the first time in months.
The girls big enough now that they hike on their own (no more kid back packs for the McGraths!!), the are the best babysitters for cousin Row (she is literally my favorite baby of all time right now!). We've all been camping together long enough at this point that we all pretty much know the routine and what works for our group. All in all, we'll have some great memories from this trip for a long time!
Oh! And the boat! We decided to rent a huge double-decker pontoon boat for Friday morning. The group had rented a similar boat the year that we came up a few days late, but we missed out on that part, so we were pumped that everyone was willing to rent it again. The boat was great! It was huge, and it had a slide!! I think everyone went down the slide at least once (yes, me included!). It was fun to be out on a boat on a "new lake". To explore the coves and house shop (or house boat shop) while we drove around the lake. I think the only thing we'd do differently next time is to rent it for the full day instead of just 4 hours. Next time!! Because, I'm pretty sure there WILL be an "next time" for this trip.
I have more pictures than stories of this trip, so I'm just going to post the rest of my favorites here for you to check out. Man do I love these people!!
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