The Boone Family

It seems like every year my college teammates and I always talk about wouldn't it be so fun to get away together for a girls weekend.  However, life gets crazy and we have yet to set anything up.  Until...this year, thank goodness my friend Melissa took the time to research and book a house for us all.  There were 6 of us planning on going but when it came down to it only 4 of us could make it this year.  We stayed in a beautiful house on Lake Michigan.  With the days leading up to the getaway the "mom guilt" was coming on thick.  I knew once I got there I would be okay but just hate asking for others to help out so I can go have fun.   It was about 5 hours from home so once I started out, I cranked up the tunes and had a personal jam session the whole way.  The closer I got to the destination the more giddy I became! Once we all arrived together it was bunch of hugs and giggles and bittersweet realization that we were all without responsibiliti...

The vacation continues with more hiking and fun... Our boys were up early and ready for the day. Poor Aubrey and Hailey just wanted to sleep in a little. Sorry girls.  What happens when you are the last to get up for breakfast, no more clean bowls.  Cereal in a cup works just fine! Tyler has been having a hard time getting water on his face and we were so lucky he got up enough courage to jump in!  He was so proud of himself! The kids were anxious to take the Hammer kids on a nature hike. We traveled over to Beartown State Park.  The roads up to the trail head were crazy.  Full of pot holes! We stopped and hiked up to the Lookout at Vista Point.   After the lookout point, we headed down the trail to the pond.  It was a little crazy full of bugs.  Carter and Bob got into a bee hive in the ground and ended up getting stung a few times. The view of the pond was beautiful! The water in...