The day before the trip

This morning it has been a busy one packing and preparing.

If You do not know the whole story yet, then I will fill you in.

My husband Jason and I are going on our first semi-vacation together. The reason this is big is that we do not get out to travel alone togethr. So when the chance came for him to go to the eclipse con in Santa Clara, California, we sprung for me to go to. Even tho this is work for Jason we will still ahve travel time together and also dinners and evenings (if he does not end up working). We will be leaving with his coworker/long time friend and his wife too. While the guys attend the Eclipse con, us girls will be traveling around the area to different places, sightseeing, and appreciating the area. 

I felt terrible to go away from my boys. This will be the longest and furthest I have been from them ever.  I decided to at least let our oldest, Trace, feel that we are thinking of them and that we love them (Dannon being too young to understand). So I thought it would be fun for both us and Trace to have cuddle puppy go with us on our trip to explore with us and meet new people and then to Blog about it every day so that trace can read the adventures of cuddle puppy every night to know mommy and daddy are thinking of him. 

this is Trace

So back to today.

This morning was a little off with trace being sad that we are leaving. But he perked up a little when i told him he could give cuddle puppy a bath to get him ready. Cuddle puppy is now clean but WET!

Dannon with the wet puppy 

 Trace telling me to put him in the dryer

And now for the first adventure. 

Wishing you were here… err.. i mean… wishing I was NOT here!!

 HOT HOT HOT!

This last Saturday we went to Grand haven with the two boys. We had to hold out on the trip because of the rain and what was going to be an entire day of light houses and sightseeing became a trip to spend a few hours on the beach of lake michigan because we wanted our oldest to be on his first real big beach. We had told him about going to one and he was excited so we were on a mission. We drove to Grand haven and only had a few house until we had to leave and get them home for bed. We got there and walked the pier. He seemed to be petrafied of the edge but had fun because it was new. He loved the water. we had lots of fun. As for the city of Grand haven, it looks nice. It seems to have lots of boats and cute little shops. We wished we could have seen more but as for having two YOUNG boys, we cannot do much of the things that would bore them .. That is what Monday through Friday are for

Here are some of my pics I got.

I would love to visit this place! Nice local location (well a couple hours away but close for Michigan)

I am looking to travel a lot in the state to find some hidden gems that are not well advertised. I will be creating a whole section dedicated to Michigan travel and of places I want to go and have bee. It will be fun. but for my first place i would like to go and stay would have to be Hog Island.

I have never heard of it but it looks like it has some cute lake side cottages for reasonable price.