Michigan Trip

Wow, where do I begin?? We just got back from a fabulous trip to Michigan to see both of our families. Owen enjoyed his first plane ride, first time on both Devils Lake and Clark Lake, got baptized, partied at the sandbar for his first 4th of July, and just had lots and lots of FUN!!

We arrived in Michigan on June 22nd after enduring an uneventful plane ride (which is a fantastic thing). Grandma Kim and Grandpa Zippy came out to Grandma and Grandpa Pfister's place and had a nice cookout followed by a sunset cruise on Devils Lake--he really enjoyed that and even ended up falling asleep in Grandpa Zippy's arms. He is a natural laker :)

One of the main reasons that we traveled to Michigan so early was to celebrate Owen's baptism into the Catholic Church. On Sunday, June 27th, Owen was welcomed into the Church. We had a lovely ceremony in my parents' church and were fortunate enough to have the priest who presided over our marriage, baptize Owen. Afterwards, the Piepkows hosted a party at their house, where Owen was able to see a lot of his great aunts and uncles. It was a fantastic day!

Owen really enjoyed all of the people that he was able to meet and see again for a second or third time. He even had his first night away from mommy and had an overnight trip with Grandma Kim on the 3rd of July so mommy and daddy could party it up :) Owen hung out with us during the day on the sandbar and had a delightful time--he spent the majority of the time napping. I think the waves and the breeze were just the thing he needed.

On the actual 4th, Owen was a doll. Grandma Julie and Grandpa John watched him for a couple of hours while I got to go to the sandbar with an old friend (and unfortunately daddy had to get back home for work). He was a trooper in the evening and he slept throughout the entire fireworks display, hopefully next year we can take him on the boat to see the fireworks up close and personal!

What a great way to spend a couple of weeks in the summer!