Friday, Saturday, Sunday vacation

Friday morning we were up, packed, house cleaned and out the door by 10:30.  We wanted to have a mid morning snack at the Grand Traverse Pie Company.  The three of us split a mini cherry pie with crumb topping.  They warmed it and even topped it with whip topping. Mmmm, what a good way to start the day.  We left Traverse City, and headed toward Midland, Michigan where Larry's Aunt Crystal and Uncle Art live.  We stayed with them till after church on Sunday.
Friday night we had dinner, and just stayed in.  Larry's cousin and her daughter came to visit.  Her daughter is just a will turn three this November, so she is just a bit older than Maria.  They had a good time playing once each got over their shyness.
Saturday we went over to the Dow Gardens.  Though the weather was a bit cool and overcast we enjoyed our time looking around the grounds there.  After dinner and the girls were in bed, we played cards that night.

It was a bit funny as Maria called them a mix of Grandma and Grandpa and Aunt Crystal and Uncle Art, I think she was a bit confused having heard their granddaughter talking to them, but they thought it was fun anyway.
Sunday we headed to church and then back to their place to pack up.  After a quick bite to eat we were on the road.  The girls slept off and on, with Anna deciding she was done with vacation about 40 minutes from home, of course then she fell asleep the last 10 minutes of our drive.  Yes, it was a nice way to end the vacation.
Overall, the girls did great all vacation.  We had some rolling naps, skipped naps and a few grumpy moments.  Maria slept in a "big-girl" bed, at home she has a lower toddler bed.  She did great, rarely moving in her sleep at all.  Here at home you can find her in any number of strange positions.  Anna was up a bit earlier most mornings and up at night once or twice the last few nights, but not sure if she normally has some wake ups and we I just don't hear her( I don't use a monitor since she is just across the hall).  But now that we are back home, schedules seem to have resumed their normal pattern, so skipping naps and having some driving naps doesn't seem to have caused any harm.
We have plenty to praise God for; a safe, restful vacation that we all enjoyed.