Boyne City

We headed home last weekend to Dad and Anna's in Boyne City, Michigan for a much desired fall break! Cole fared extremely well on his first plane trip(s) and was so excited to see all the amazing fall colors at Grandma and Grandpa's house...

Thanks to their generosity, we were off through the woods of northern michigan with Cole in his brand new hiking backpack. We all hiked up Avalanche Mountain and Cole enjoyed himself thoroughly! The pictures I've put in the slideshow are only a small portion of the ones I took- there were so many photo opportunities- I just couldn't resist. If you want to see the rest, feel free to leave a comment or send me an email!

We also watched the salmon swim upstream to spawn and made an incredible bonfire by which we enjoyed copious amounts of both wine and smores! Cole joined in on the fun for a while and then eased into a cozy snooze in his outdoor bed while the grown-ups talked and reminisced for many more hours!

On our last night, we cleaned ourselves up a bit and headed into Charlevoix for a beautiful dinner at the Weathervane... Dad and Anna's favorite restaurant perched high atop a hill along the channel that links Lake Michigan to Lake Charlevoix.

Our long weekend was, simply put... perfect!

Fall is here!

Last weekend we went to a Pumpkin Patch and Cole really seemed to enjoy himself!
He saw all the animals in the petting zoo and especially liked the peacock... then off to find pumpkins and eat ears of sweet corn. Halloween is around the corner and Iowa City is getting chilly!