Tour de Michigan 2012: The Longo Lakehouse

After a few days in Troy, we headed to the Longo Lakehouse on Lake LeAnn. We had a photo shoot with John in one of his big brother's hand-me-down's (re-monogrammed, of course). Henry wore the same outfit when he met Great Grandma Fran and Great Papa for the first time as a baby, so it was sweet to see it again.

Henry and John loved being at the lake. Henry dug in the sand, swam, kayaked, chased Charlie around, went down the slide, covered Charlie with stickers, kayaked some more, drove Papa's boat, swam in Aunt Taffy and Uncle Joe's pool, and, perhaps the highlight of our trip, caught his first fish! He was very patient as he watched and waited with Papa for the bobber to move. He was proud of his catch, and happy to throw the fish back in the water so it could go back "to his Mama."

John was perfectly happy just sitting outside, enjoying the breeze off the lake.  He also made sure to give everyone in the family one of his signature big, happy, toothless grins.  John swam in the pool too, and went under for the first time!  I can't say he loved it, but he was a good sport.

Henry worked up an appetite with all the activities. He enjoyed fried cauliflower, Aunt Taffy's homemade ravioli, Mimi's sauce and meatballs, and his first chocolate eclair. My picky eater must be growing!

I requested two activities during our trip: a bonfire and a trip to Freddie's Freeze for ice cream cones. Little did I know Henry had his own opinion of my requests. Poor Papa built a great fire only to have Henry sit in a chair for thirty seconds and proclaim, "All done fiah. Don't like it." Freddie's Freeze, on the other hand, he clearly liked.

We had a wonderful, impromptu trip to the Mitten, and all the fun we had made the traveling totally worth it!