Beaver Island here we come!

So to say it's been a little bit of a whirlwind, might be an understatement. We landed in Chicago about 10pm on July 1st. We spent the night (after ordering a pizza - REALLY good stuff especially since we hadn't had any in about 3 weeks). Took a 7am flight to Indy. We were picked up by some friends, had a Starbuck's & talked about our trip until 11am. We got home, unpacked, repacked, paid bills, fed the cat & were out the door by about 3pm. We drove to Grand Rapids that night & gratefully spent the night at Billy & Kendra's (cousins). Left their house the morning of the 2nd around 7am & got into Charlevoix about 10:30am. Got to visit with Aunt Carol for a little bit before catching our 12pm flight to Beaver Island. Were we a little anxious to see the kids? Nah... Since some of you have asked questions about BI, I thought we'd include a little bit about how we get there & what it looks like. The plane is what we fly on when we don't take the ferry. It's a little 6-seater but gets us there in about 15 minutes. The ferry takes 2 hours & 15 minutes. It's a beautiful trip on Lake Michigan but when we only have a short trip like this time, we flew. We had a wonderful welcoming committee at the airport. The twins kind of looked at us like they should know us. Tiernan jumped up & down & was really excited. So did Muggs. Was she a little anxious to see us? Nah... 

I took a picture of Muggs with the kids in the stroller. They walked just about everyday but Aunt Bev, Aunt Carol & Tiernan were with them. Since we were there, Tiernan stayed with Da (wouldn't leave his side) this day. The Aunts still met us & we took a gander before meeting the boat. This time of year, there's always someone you know coming in on the boat. I've included a picture of the harbor. You can actually see the boat coming in on the right side. It's the view we see when we head towards town on our walk. I can say that even after Japan, it's still one of my favorite views. Now you know why I like coming here (family & friends excluded).