Lakeside in Michigan | Mommy and Me Monday | 752nd
At the beginning of our summer break, my aunt extended an invitation to visit her lake house in Michigan. The oldest two have a dead week the week of the 4th of July and it was available for all of us. So, we said yes and made the plans.
The thing about Michigan…the summers are absolutely amazing. The daylight starts early and ends late (like 5am to 10pm) and it’s so much cooler than it is in the south. Even with what seemed to be a heatwave, it was at least 15 degrees cooler in the morning than it was at home.
Our first night there, we went for a walk after dinner and needed light long-sleeved shirts. This is the daylight at 7:33pm! (We were all pretty tired from a 5am wake up and early flight.)
We did some paddle boating, some tubing behind a boat, kneeboarding, kayaking and lake swimming. It turns out, paddle boating is a pretty good workout; especially if you are fighting the wind!
Of course, there was also running while we were there. One day, I asked the oldest two to join me for lakeside yoga. It’s not the easiest to take a picture while yoga-ing, so we did a post-yoga snap.
We had an early start on the water one day to try to catch some calmer water. It was successful and all of us that went were able to get up on the kneeboard. I was actually able to do a 360 turn and stand up on it…and it had been a few years.
While we were waiting for our turn, I grabbed a pic of B and me hanging out on the boat.
We had a great time and are already missing the cooler weather. The heat in Georgia is almost as oppressive as it is in Texas and we are not fans!
What did you do this week?
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