We stayed in a VRBO condo in the Commons - the old Traverse City Insane Asylum, now renovated into private residences, shops and restaurants. What a history the place has! Samantha and Emily refused to sleep in their bedroom on the top floor - said it was creepy and probably haunted!
Roger and I purchased electric bikes earlier this summer so the kids rented some and we biked from Traverse City to Suttons Bay on the Lelanau Trail - about 20 miles around the bay and through beautiful countryside. We stopped at Shady Lane Cellars and sampled their great wines and then rode on to Suttons Bay for lunch. Our tired butts forced us to load our bikes on the shuttle bus back to the city!
The family loves Dr. Pol, the veternarian's show on TV, so a sidetrip to his office for a picture was on their bucket list! Dr. Pol was not working that day so they had to settle for the sign!
Judy took Eddy family pictures for us on Saturday over at McCourtie Park. Wish I was as photogenic as my granddaughters!
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Our neighbors always put on a great fireworks display so we all had dinner, sat on our deck and enjoyed our private show on Saturday night. Since the kids live in big cities in Texas, they were impressed that we didn't have to pack up and fight traffic in order to celebrate the holiday!
Sunday saw us at the Hanover July 4th Parade - a real taste of rural America! Roger and Emily decorated Uncle Bud's tractor and rode it in the parade. Not to be left out Megan and Samantha decorated our bikes to ride! We had lunch at the Heritage Center and then rooted for Duane and Bill at the tractor pulling contest!
We had an old fashioned ice cream social for the Hewlett family on Monday afternoon. So good to see them all!
Tuesday was a sad "take them to the airport" day! But, we made lots of memories to sustain us until next time we are all together!
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