Detroit & Sandusky

Goin' back to Belleville

Last week of March 2017

We landed in Detroit

 and took the kids right away to the gool ol' homestead...😉 

The folks who live in our old house have made some lovely changes.  It's lookin' good!

This is the house that Jadan and Ellie came home to when they were born.

We drove around the neighborhood and told the kids stories.

Jadan enjoyed seeing the very spot where he fell on his face on the sidewalk, 

left a bit of his face on the sidewalk, and came up smiling.  😊

We were in the Detroit area for just a few short days, and then we headed to Sandusky.

A friend hooked us up with a manager at this amazing place,

 the manager took very good care of us,

and we got to spend a few days at Kalahari Waterpark Resort.  WOW. 

OK, and here's the best part of our time at Kalahari...

💙 Andrea and her darling babies came to visit us!!!  💙

Not only did I get to spend the day talking with my sweet friend

and watching her little princess and my darling daughters delighting in playing together...

I got to hold this gorgeous boy for hours!  Look at that smile!  Come on!

Andrea babysat my kids when they were the age her kiddos are now...

What a blessing that they got to spend time together.

We are so thankful that God has made us family,

 even though we live across the country from each other.

Kalahari is an African-themed resort,

so you know we enjoyed the adventure of exploring the place...

In addition to the HUGE water park, they have a huge arcade.

Andrea taught the kids how to actually win at those claw machines... 😎

and we enjoyed the games... and the prizes...

What a cute family I have!

Thankfully, you can't see into my heart in this photo...I was pretty crabby.

Check-out day.  Had to get in some water sliding in the morning. Time stress = ugly mama.

Oh, yeah... and I did laundry after we checked out, while the kids played in the arcade.

So, there's your glimpse behind the frame of this photo...😉

Thankfully, that yucky heart of mine didn't last for toooo long,

my family is good at loving me through the crabby moments,

 and we were back on the road with bright shiny faces - and hearts - soon enough.

And all so thankful for the time we got to spend at this way cool resort!!!

This is our drive-by photo of Lake Erie.

We saw it!

Yeah, that's about it.