Lake Michigan

Mariah and Tony had a little baby girl, Celia Cascade born 8.21pm Friday night weighed in at 7lb7oz. Silas is very excited about his new little sister. Phoebe, Bella and Sari are very excited to have a new friend. Phoebe thinks she may be able to hand down some of her clothes as she is growing fast! 


We left Ann Arbor yesterday afternoon and drove on W96 all the way to Lake Michigan. We had some roadworks and Phoebe was not happy being in her carseat but we were looking forward to the promise of a couple of nights at a cottage on the lakes edge and thought the car ride would be worth it. The cottage, which belongs to a friend of Sierras Mum Andrea and is near a town called Port Sheldon, is really a beautiful holiday home and is right on the lakes edge! It was well worth the drive and is a spectacular spot! You walk down wooden board walks to a private white sand beach and the lake is so big that it seems just like the sea. The only difference is that it is fresh water. No saltiness after swimming. No fear of sharks! We watched the sunset from the deck last night as it dropped behind the lake and felt amazingly blessed to be able to stay here. 

Watching the sunset from the deck

We have had an great day at the beach today spending time with Tyler and Sarah and their kids and Phoebe was introduced to sand for the first time. She was very cute lying face first and running both her hands through the sand. How amazing that must feel for the first time! Sari and Bella are having a ball here. Sari just came up from the lake saying 'I just needed to go potty'... oh my, we have been here 2 months and my children are speaking American! 

Bella, Steve and Sari enjoying the boogie board