This is what dinner looked like every evening. A picnic table, food, and family.

This was Charlie’s “business” stump. Yes, he is “processing” in this picture.

Cort and I had a date afternoon where we walked the pier in Pentwater, checked out the state park beach, and did some touristing downtown in all the shops.

out to Lake Michigan

In to the channel

Downtown Pentwater has a winery, the Oceana Winery. My brother and his wife were there when we walked in, so we had some wine-tasting company.

We ate food on a fire.

My brother read with is little daughter.

Cort channeled his dad’s talent of making DELICIOUS breakfast for the masses.

My niece played in her “playpen” so she could stay clean

yeah, she’s pretty cute.

Charlie played in the dirt to stay dirty.

Yeah, he’s pretty cute too. And apparently he’s also packing heat.

The kids spent time with grandma…

…and grandpa

We played games.

Learning to hold all those cards was tricky.

sometimes we won. Ok, Eddie and I won ALL THE TIME.

It was like roughing it…but not really.

I mean, this doesn’t look too rough.

family beach days were daily occurrences

Swimming was fun…

Until you got yelled at.

They never played nicer than when the collaborated on digging massive holes.

We cleaned ourselves sometimes.

These two were inseparable–from each other as well as Jack from his Oriental Trading Company Catelogue. It was his weekend reading.

Quality time was spent together…even if we were a little grungy feeling for 5 days.