Pure Michigan fun

Each Fall our family escapes to the beautiful land of Michigan for a long weekend full of relaxation, laughs and a whole lot of fun.  We rent a refurbished farm house which has really become our home away from home since we have been to this home for many years now.  We spend a lot of time hanging around the house, enjoying the beautiful yard and the quaint house but always venture out to go apple picking or to the local pumpkin farm and ride our bikes in the Apple Cider Century. It's one of my favorite weekends and this year was no exception.

I'll share photos of Saturday and Sunday but today we'll talk about Monday where we all played hookie from the world, eating through our leftovers, staying in our pj's for as long as we desire and always finding ourselves playing something in the yard.  This year we played kickball, boys against girls, kicking the ball and running to our hand created dog dish bases.  The kids are getting old enough to understand and be able to play in a team sport...well, MC certainly is and we did have to break more than once to dry a few Rylan tears..but we all had a ton of fun.

MC and Ry love their stuffed friends and often carry them in their shirts so this look is not uncommon in the Case world but I love the next several captures.  Be still a momma's heart.

The girls were leading all the way although the boys did put up a nice fight in the last inning.

Such a great time. I know the kids will look back on their childhood and always remember their time spent in Michigan with a happy, grateful heart because this is what life is really all about..enjoying the time spent together creating happy, meaningful memories.  Be back soon with weekend stories!