12Aug 2017 by bolllj

Michigan – 2017

Traveling

After Nashville we were going to meet up with Cassie and her family in WI for the 4th of July and decided to go to Michigan’s Upper Peninsula for the two weeks before the 4th. On our way to the UP we decided to drive along Lake Michigan and stop to visit one of Joe’s fellow Toro friends who retired a few years after Joe and recently bought a summer cabin outside of Traverse City in the beautiful woods of Michigan. Paul spent a day showing us the sites in this area of Michigan which we had not been to. We eat lunch at Joe’s Tavern in Empire which was quaint. We took a walk in Sleeping Bear sand dunes, checked out a lighthouse, and just enjoyed a drive through…

Nashville, TN – 2017

Traveling

After leaving Ohio in June we drove to Nashville, TN for a four day visit with Joe’s brother Art and his wife Nancy and Joe’s sister Betsy and her husband Tom who drove to Nashville from WI so we could all spend a little time together on the lake. Art had just bought a new pontoon boat which we all enjoyed taking rides on. We spent a wonderful afternoon walking through the Grand Old Opry Gaylord Hotel. If you ever get the opportunity to visit this place it is so much worth the time. It is a huge facility with shops, a river that runs through it that you can take a boat ride on, restaurants, waterfalls, and beautiful gardens. It was gorgeous! We had a wonderful time in Nashville…

Minnesota and Ohio – Summer 2017

Traveling

Seems like we just got back to Minnesota and we are already making plans for leaving in October. Time flies when you are having so much fun! We are so blessed with four beautiful grandkids and have been able to spend time with each of them this summer. With Cate and Alex because they are getting older we went to movies (I love animated movies), Chuck E Cheese (only grandpa and grandma can take them there – lucky us) and parks and more parks. We enjoyed a day at the Minnesota Zoo with Alex, Amanda and Adalyn. Cate and her Girl Scout troop hosted a Mother’s Day brunch which grandma was invited to. It made me realize just how grown up Cate is getting. We had sleepovers with Cate and…