End of the weekend, start of our week!

We had such an awesome weekend. Did I mention the weather was gorgeous??? I know I mentioned this in my previous post, but Jade & his dad entertained a client and his 9 year old son all weekend. I wasn't sure how it would all go b/c I had never met this guy and Jade mentioned if it was too windy to salmon fish, they were going to  take him golfing. Turns out, they didn't fish or golf at all on Saturday. Everyone (Jay & his son and a friend of Jades family from hs, Brad & Stacey were here camping and Jades sister) loaded into kayaks and headed down the river and into Lake Michigan Saturday, which I know I already mentioned. That night, we came back to Jades parents and grilled NY strips. They have a huge deck, so we all sat outside ate, drank and had a great time. The guys fished this morning and the girls & I hung out until they came back. I took the girls for a walk down to the lake (very close by) where we found a family of ducks. Reyna loved feeding them and Ruby enjoyed watching her feed them. I loved taking the girls for a walk w/out the feeling that something needed to be done at home. It has been so relaxing thus far. It's Sunday night and the only noises I hear are pug snoring and the clock. Jade is reading, which he has not done in a while and I am typing w/out feeling pressed for time. I love this feeling.

Today, Stacey and I headed downtown Ludington for a little shopping. I found Ruby some adorable bows for her hair at a cute childrens boutique and a Melissa & Doug placemat with special crayons to draw on it for Reyna. Of course, I have a caramel apple from Kilwins that is just calling my name right now. When we got to Kilwins, I noticed they had a Keurig! They had it set out for anyone to buy a cup and they had the kcup holder with all different kcups. I was cracking up b/c Jade told me I couldn't bring my Keurig and I was only allowed one Kilwins trip this week! :) I told Stacey I was going to start coming to Kilwins everyday for my cup of joe! hahah. :) We ended up shopping excursion at the local fruit and veggie market. It was nice sneaking away for a little while.

 Tomorrow, we are heading to Pentwater to go up in the Little Sable Point Lighthouse. We will probably get lunch, relax on the beach and maybe head to the Bitchin' Kitchen (an awesome culinary store) if I am lucky. :)

-Just a few explanations on the pictures that I posted.  Uncle Brad with the girls. Brad is Jades best friend, but he also works with Jade. He has an amazing fiance, Stacey, whom Jade has known since he was in diapers. Brad and Stacey are amazing with the girls. When Ruby saw Stacey on Saturday morning, she was so excited. Brad & Stacey do not want kids, but I always tell her she would make one amazing mama. Brad is Ruby's Godfather. Reyna just adores him.

-We had delicious NY strip steaks Saturday. I wanted to take a picture of them, but the picture didn't turn out all that well.

-Jade brought up a hackey sack ball and they were playing hackey sack before dinner. I am not that coordinated, so I stayed on the deck and took pictures. :)

-Can you see the family of ducks in the picture? They blend in with the water, but there were about 7 of them. She is excited to go back in the morning and feed them again.