#242 - Summer Vacation in Michigan

We just got home from a fantastic vacation to Michigan.  We were up there for a week, and we had a blast!  It was a great trip, and Owen can't stop talking about how much fun he had with his primos in Michigan.  In fact, he's already declared that he wants to build his own house in Michigan so that he can have fun playing there every day.  Ha!

Here are some pictures from our trip.  This will probably take two posts....

On the way up, Owen was invited into the cockpit by our plane's pilot.  He got to sit in the co-pilot chair and even wear the pilot's hat!  That was the one and only highlight of our plane ride, as shortly after take-off, Benjamin began crying and pretty much cried until we landed in Detroit.  

During the week, we got to visit with nearly all of Lou's cousins, aunts and uncles (we missed you Kelly), and it's always so much fun to see how much everyone's grown and changed. Here's a picture of Gabriela, who is the cutest little girl!  

The trampoline in the Tylutki's backyard was the center of play during the week (and the source of a lot of anxiety for Lou and me).  Benjamin loved to get "bounced" on it by Gracie, and when she'd do a jump or cartwheel, he thought that was the funniest thing ever!

Here's Owen trying on Noah's jersey.  Owen reminds us that he has to eat his protein so that he can grow big and strong like Noah.  He adores his big cousin!

And, Grace playing with Benjamin.  She was SO good with the boys this week, as she always is.  She's a little Mother Hen, and the boys loved the attention.

Tita Susan made Owen a super gigantic Oreo cake for his birthday!  How cute is that?!?  It was a lot of fun to celebrate Owen's 4th birthday in Michigan this year.  It's really been a summer of celebration for him - he's blown out birthday candles no fewer than four separate times over the past few months.  

We visited Tita Cirila a couple of times last week....  Check out Owen's bandana.  He wore it all week, imitating one of the Gator Boys.... his latest fascination.

 One of the highlights of the week was our trip to Cedar Point Amusement Park in Ohio.  We had a blast!  We even got to meet up with the Abels later in the afternoon.  It was a beautiful day, and Noah, Grace, Owen, Lou and I loved riding all the roller coasters.  The faster and more thrilling the ride, the more Owen enjoyed it.  He even got upset when he wasn't able to ride the super fast rides due to his height.

Here's a video of Owen on the Frog Hopper Ride

To be continued......