Where did I leave off....?

South Bend, In..we left there & drove to Holland, Mi..and hung out for awhile..then continued on to Traverse City, Mi..I LOVE TRAVERSE CITY!!! Would love to buy a lake house there! We attended the 81st Annual Cherry Festival..that was cool..I visited a local scrapbook store there called "Forget-Me-Not"..we visited Mackinac Island on Wednesday..it was chilly that morning so we all bought Mackinac Island hoodies..including one little tiny one for Mattie..soooo cute! We left Traverse City, Mi on Thursday morning and headed to West Branch, Mi..a town where I spend the first several years of my life...until I was 8 or 9 I think..I took a pic of the house where we used to live..and guess what?? the DQ where I used to ride my bike for ice cream is still there! with a walk-up window..that is sooo cool..I love it! They have added a drive-up window..fancy-smancy! Ha! We ate lunch before we left the city of West Branch..then headed to New Boston, Mi to visit my family..Aunt Susie & Uncle Bill..Aunt Lillian & Uncle Arthur (Uncle Arthur is my God-Father)..and some cousins..Aunt Susie made dinner for us...yummo!! After visiting my family we headed to San dusky, Oh..and it was LATE when we got there...like 1:30a..we slept until 9:30a..hit the free continental breakfast and then headed to Cedar Point! Today was a high of 75 degrees..so it was perfect weather! I have taken soooo many pics..but I will leave you with only a few from Traverse City, Mi..the {Cherry Capital}..these are for you Aunt Cherry! *smooch*

Oh..one more thing before I go to bed..{it is 1:46a}..when Mattie first picked a cherry..she immediately stuck it in her mouth..too funny!..then after we didn't let her put it in her mouth..'cause of the pit inside..she would just squeeze it!

Oh..just one more thing..Mattie took 8 steps on Wednesday night!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Very exciting..she will be walking very, very soon!!!!!!!!!!! She also waves and says "Hi"..and LOVES Cheerios!

P.S. My friend Chelle is looking for someone to do an {in-home} or {on-line} children's book show..if you can..please help her out..*THANKS*..click on her name for more information