Park, Park, Park & Park

While in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, we went to a favourite beach- Little Presque Isle.  The weather was fantastic- the water is usually too cold to even get in, but we swam for hours this time. Just off the shore is an island you can wade out to in waist deep water.  On the back side, we found all the young, cool kids hanging out and jumping off the cliffs into the water. C mustered up the courage, and we jumped together.  It's about 30 feet down to the water!

I'm just back from our US holiday- Bella and the kids are there for another week. Here's a sample of just some of the family and friends we saw... Grandma, C, me, Grand-Dad, D in Hinsdale, Illinois Bella, D, C Barbara and Jack Ryan at their cottage in Michigan Too numerous- The Isotalo side in Northern Michigan C, D and Great Grandma Isotalo in Northlake, Michigan Cary, Ubu (C's Godfather), me, Bella in Downers Grove, Illinois

We're now in the US and staying at a (very generous) friends cottage in Michigan. An aspect of the US is the large portions of food. Even for what the English would call the pudding course. Couple that with the car aspect and we found ourselves at essentially a drive-in ice cream parlour. Oinks in New Buffalo must be famous in the region. It has all kinds of memorabilia covering the inside of the shop. And so many flavours that its tough to choose. C is devouring Superman flavour (?) in a chocolate dipped cone! In the foreground is my scoop in a cookie bowl!

C spent an enjoyable week at cricket camp the last few days. Today he was awarded for Best Fielder. Tomorrow morning its off to the land of baseball though!