Vacation up North
- Sophia’s first Michigan wine tasting tour
We were blessed to be able to make a wonderful getaway to Aunt Susan’s and Uncle Mike’s log cabin up north (their cabin is actually on a smaller secluded lake called Pickerel Lake right next to Fife Lake). Ade, Sophia, Cody and I arrived Wednesday night May 26th and stayed through Memorial Day evening. Our goal was to rest, relax, spend time bonding as a family and to enjoy the up north fresh air and atmosphere. The weather was beautiful the entire time (80’s during the day and sunny and 50’s at night). It was Sophia’s first official vacation at 4 weeks old. She did great!
We spent lots of time loafing around the cabin, going for walks (Ade ran a few routes), reading, vegging in front of the TV, enjoying the lake while sitting on the dock, watching Cody (and new doggie friends Jasper and Bear who he met at the neighbors) play in the lake, wine/sparkling wine/hard cider tasting on the Leelenau Peninsula, ice cream eating and enjoying Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore.
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- Little fingers…experimenting with our new digital SLR
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- Sophia naps in her Moses basket
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- Waking up from a nap
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- Mr. Cody loves up north
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- More napping…
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- Fresh up north air induces a group nap…
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- Pickerel Lake with the row boat, kayak and canoe ready to go!
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- More Pickerel Lake views
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- The cabin and bunkhouse
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- Mr. Cody spies something
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- Mr. Cody catches a scent
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- Wine tasting on the Leelenau Peninsula
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- Baby grape clusters starting at Ciccone Winery
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- Ciccone Winery and the west arm of Grand Traverse Bay
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- Ciccone Winery and the west arm of Grand Traverse Bay
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- L. Mawby vineyards “champagne” tasting
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- L. Mawby methode champagnoise/cuve close tasting on the Leelenau Peninsula
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- Sophia naps while tasting at L. Mawby
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- Mr. Cody acts as DD while on our tasting tour of the eastern Leelenau Peninsula
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- Sophia’s first Michigan wine tasting tour
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- L. Mawby vineyards
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- Black Star Farms Wine Tasting
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- The cheese cave at Black Star Farms
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- Black Star Farms
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- Ade tasted at Black Star Farms … I was the DD the rest of the day
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- A country gem we found called Tandem Ciders
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- We tasted a variety of Hard Ciders here…
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- Moomers homemade ice cream before leaving Traverse City!
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- The Big Bessie from Moomers
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- Ade takes the first bite of the Big Bessie
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- Cody swims back with a fetch stick
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- Cody emerges from Pickerel Lake…
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- Cody and Dad play fetch stick
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- Cody back in the water again…
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- Sophia chillin in her Svan bouncer out on the dock
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- Hanging out on the dock…
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- Glen Lake near Sleeping Bear Dunes and Lake Michigan
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- Caterpillars everywhere
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- Glen Lake with Lake Michigan in the background
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- Sleeping Bear Dunes
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- Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
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- Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
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- Lake Michigan at Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
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- Lake Michigan at Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
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- One of the dune climbs at Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
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- Sleeping Bear Dunes
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- Sand Dune vegetation
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- Sleeping Bear Dunes
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- Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore visitors center
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- Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore visitors center
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- A quick late afternoon nap on the dock
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- Jasper, Bear and Cody play fetch stick in the lake
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- Jasper, Bear and Cody play fetch stick in the lake
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- Mommy and Baby hands…experimenting with our new digital SLR
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- Mommy’s lap with Sophia sleeping…experimenting with our new digital SLR
The pix are great! We’ll have to see if we can get Cody to “fetch” and go into the lake next time he comes to visit … can’t wait!
Love … N & P
Great photos! I went to a lot of those places with Kiara while Chuck was in CA, and it was fun to see other people’s pics of them! Also, great to see Sophia growing up! Corey, you look GREAT! You go, girl!