Saturday, July 30, 2011

Summer Trip - Stage 1...Driving to Wisco

Beautiful Lake Michigan
Chapin's 2nd cousin Bri helping him ride her horse Beauty.

Visit to Tommy Bartlett's


Friend Danielle who I skied with 18 years back...She is back this year "livin the dream."
In the stands waiting for show to start.
Chapin loving the action...


Chapin's favorite part...The rocket ship that he thought was going to take off into space.  Truly he thought that!
Ski jumpers coming out of the shuttle.
Good Bye shuttle.
Ballet line...

Our summer vacation this year consisted of an extended trip to Wisconsin to visit my family and then from Wisconsin to Connecticut for a visit with Jon's family.  Import note...We drove!  Plans had us leaving on Friday, July 8th and then at 6pm on 7th Jon announced he would like to leave that evening.  Crazy!!  We did and Chapin and I slept a good chunk of the evening in the car.  We didn't even wake to here him get gas in the middle of the night.

Our first stop was a break for Jon and breakfast on Lake Michagin.  It was so beautiful.  The lake was pristine and the sky was so blue.   It was almost magical or maybe we were just tired!  Then off to spend the evening with my cousin Tina in Janesville, WI.  We had a great time catching up and received a well rested sleep that evening.  Next onto Wisconsin Dells for a trip down memory lane.  I was a professional water skiing there in college almost twenty years back.  FYI, That saying "twenty years back" resonates this feeling of being old.  Chapin adored the show and loved to hang out at the dock, while I caught up with old friends telling stories of years past.  Plans for a  reunion next year may be in the mix, so that should be a lot of fun.

Stay tune for a couple more updates on the rest of the trip.   

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