Michigan Day 1- Ice cream!

No better way to put an end to the first day on vacation then with ice cream!!!!!

Michigan- Day 1- Pyramid Point

In mid July we drove up to Michigan to spend sometime with Rob's family and to see this area:

It was beautiful.

Our first stop in this area (Leelanau Peninsula) was Pyramid Point. It was overcast and windy but wow was it pretty. Signs warmed us not to run down the dune since it could take hours to climb back up. It was hard for the girls the resist so they ended up finding another way halfway down to Lake Michigan. I told them to turn around since who knows how long we would have been down there :)

Real hikers wear robes.....

Despite the wind we got a pretty good pic!

Blazing their own trails.... these girls love a hiking challenge!

The rest of the day was spent chilling at the house and checking out our "hood" for the week!

Swim Awards

We missed the end of the season party since we immediately left for Michigan following the swim championship.

Ashley was awarded the mean speed award and Anna the super stream liner award. They were really excited to come back to medals and Anna even got championship ribbons for 2 of her events!

Swim Championships

Feels like forever ago, but in mid July these 2 competed in the Southland Swim association champion swim meet. Their team took 5th out of 8th place and they each did awesome!

So proud of these girls with their swimming!

Anna's Times
Free- 22.54 sec (30th/96 Under 8 year old; she was the 7th fastest 7 year old)
Breast- 33.71 sec (24th/51; she was the 6th fastest 7 year old)
Medley Relay- 1:50.12- she swam free style ad they came in 7th/16 place
IM- 2:09.19 (7th/18; she shaved 7 seconds off her personal best. She was the 2nd fastest 7 year old by .02 seconds!) This event brought tears to my eyes she just kept getting faster as the race went on and finally won her heat for IM!

Ashley's Times
Free- 27.51 sec (61th/96 Under 8 year old; she was the 4th fastest 6 year old)
Breast 35.62 sec (27th/51; she was the 2nd fastest 6 year old)
Back- 34.31 sec (63rd/83; she was the 9th fastest 6 year old)
Free Relay- 1:53.73 (13th/18)

What a fun morning it was!!!!

Getting pumped up!

They even got to swim next to each other for the breast stroke!!!!

Pictures the photographer took of them

Swim meets are exhausting!!!!!