Mackinac Island

Last week, our family, Brett's parents, Lacey, and the Zalecki's took a trip up to Mackinac Island. We had a ball! We stayed at the Grand Hotel, played a lot of golf, ate way too much food, and enjoyed the sights of the island.

Dinner is a full blown occasion at the Grand Hotel. After 6pm, gentleman are required to wear tie and jackets, and ladies are supposed to be in their finest on the main floor. The service is awesome and you are made to feel like royalty . . .which makes coming home a difficult transition, haha.

No cars are allowed on the island, so there are horses everywhere. Connor always wanted to pet every horse that came by.

Cole said, "The horse is shooey, he needs a diaper." Takes one to know one.

Molly got to sit up with the carriage driver on the way from the dock to the hotel.

The upper deck of the ferry was windy and cold, but the kids really wanted to be up there.

This is our taxi. Since cars are not allowed on the island, you get everywhere by horse carriage, a bicycle, or good ole' walking.

Based on an "inside connection", we were unexpectedly given an upgrade to the Masco Cottage. It was beautiful inside! The cottage typically goes for $3000 a night, so we knew this was definitely a once-in-a-lifetime experience.

Brett teeing off at The Jewel golf course.

The sunset was just so beautiful, God is such a wonderful artist. After dinner, Brett and I ran out to the 10th green and snapped this picture.

This is the country's oldest duckpin bowling lane. Cole scored higher than anyone by knocking down 8 pins in one roll.

Brett is at the end of the lane setting and resetting the pins.

I don't know where she gets her posing from!! I blame Miley Cyrus and all those other annoying Disney teen characters they shove down our throats.

This was looking out at the Jewel clubhouse from the porch of our cottage.

The road that leads up to the Grand Hotel

In the front lobby of the Grand

Main Street

Watching fudge being made.

Baylea the bookworm. She walked and read at the same time.

I should really quit taking pictures of myself, closeups are not my friend!

Connor gives the bear a high five.

Cole was not happy to be put so close to the bear.

We stopped at a Polish restaurant on the way home. While we waited for a table, we went to the garden area and the kids got together on the swing.

We could see a water spout starting to form. We watched it for about 20 minutes. It got a little larger and reached down to about halfway to the water, then slowly dissipated.