Raspberry buttermilk cake

Taking a break from CO posts to share this gem. It was so delish!
http://smittenkitchen.com/blog/2009/05/raspberry-buttermilk-cake/












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Traveling to CO: Erica's wedding

Before the trip, we went with Grammy to the bookstore downtown to get new books and distractions of the plane.






Papa helped us in the Alpena airport. Grey loved seeing our plane drive up to the airport.






Grey really liked looking out the window. I kept telling him that we were going "up high" like when we are on a bridge (he loves bridges).






This is what he was looking at. "Wawa!! Boat!! Up high!!"






"You mean we get snacks on planes?"






"And we can watch choo choo with special headphones?"





"And we can see all the busy airport trucks?"





"And presents? This flying thing is pretty cool!"







Waiting for joe joe to pick us up at the airport. Can you believe that I carried all this stuff down in an elevator and out a walkway ? The carts were $5 and I was determined to not get one!

Next post: our first day in CO


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Berry-picking

We are so behind on blogging! But I wanted to share these berry-picking pics since they are too adorable. Grey and I had a great time, even though not many berries made it into the basket :)




"You can eat these?!?"





He called this one "apple"






Grey didn't stick to one area.






Raspberries are more prickly, and Grey just wanted me to pick them


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It's the most wonderful time of the year in Northern Michigan

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"I am using a big boy cup!"

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Radishes!

Ok, so we're a little behind :)









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Kennedy's in Alpena!

Last weekend the Kennedy's drove up to Alpena for a visit! It was the weekend for the Long Lake Lights Festival, so we used that as an excuse to get out to the water as much as possible! Along with that, we took part of what other people do when they come to Alpena, all the touristy stuff! We had a great visit, the girls are growing up, and smart. Thank you so much Kennedy's for visiting!

Drawing and coloring at Art in the Loft

Showing off their fish

Walk down to the boat harbor

Then we went on the glass bottom boat tour to see all the shipwrecks in the bay. We have never been! we didn't take Grey, but we would have loved to go under the bridge!

Ride out

Girls in the back of the boat

Steam engine at the bottom

More wreckage!

Surfing!

Katie?

Megan found this ecosystem inside of this shell.

Heading out on the pontoon with the Kraffts at Long Lake to go see the fireworks! Grey LOVED the boat.

Then he would point out all the other boats

Looking back at the shore

Playing in the water...everyone was naked, we just cropped them out.

Amazing sunset over Long Lake 

Fireworks over the water!

Katie reading books to Grey. He didn't understand the concept of cousins, so he called them all "Aunties"

Best friends