We headed to Petoskey this weekend to pick up Joey, with Alexis and Catie. Had forgotten just how much fun two giggling girls can be. What was even more fun was eavesdropping on their conversations as we rode north. My favorite of the day went like this:
Alexis: Catie, WHO is driving this car?
Catie: Papa?
Alexis: YES! And that would mean YOU are NOT the boss of ME!
We cracked up laughing as they worked out their little issues over "sharing" and which movie they would watch next. (The movie thing is the greatest invention in the world. Didn't have that when WE were parents of little ones.)
We finally reached Petoskey and after picking up Joey, headed downtown to check out the shops, off to the beach and finally to dinner. Ok, MY favorite part was the shops and the kids definitely preferred the beach. They learned how to skip rocks across the lake from Joey, Catie and Alexis gathered shells and Petoskey stones and Alexis' personal favorite....bird feathers! Joey tried to gross her out telling her that they came from "bird butts" but she giggled and said "I don't care!"
The girls ended the day by swimming in the hotel pool, or I should say WE thought they ended the day. NOT! At 10pm when the pool closed they got into bed with a movie to drift off to, but according to Joey they watched more than one. He took the girls and gave Joe and I a much needed break.
At 6:30 am Alexis announced "It's morning!" and even Catie was groaning. Joey and Catie tried to keep her quiet with cartoons, but she got everyone going. We headed back to the pool area where we enjoyed breakfast and the girls and Joey had a morning swim. Alexis checked out the breakfast bar and after choosing a blueberry muffin, waffle and orange juice, said "There is no protein on this breakfast!"
After checking out, we stopped to see the Ernst family and then back on the road to Eaton Rapids. A lunch stop at the best buffet in Michigan (Coyles in Houghton Lake) completed our day and the girls loved the "make your own sundae" bar. We did convince them to eat some REAL food before we let them hit the ice cream. Alexis grinned at me and said "Thank you, JUNKFOOD GRANDMA!"
