Michigan - Day 2

Day #2 dawned and was rich with promise for FUN! We woke up, ate breakfast and packed up the van. Our first stop for the day was the Grand Rapid's Children's Museum. Becki had done some research and found out that our local museum membership included a reciprical membership to the one in Grand Rapids. This museum was in the midst of a Curious George exhibit - which is a favorite of our kids.

Katie - checking out the glass elevator
a big table of bubbles!! Maddie & Becki played here for quit a while!

Up close with George.

Visiting George and the Man with the Yellow Hat.

Live bees inside the glass - it was rather fascinating to watch them! Maddie donned her beekeeper outfit and inspected!

Katie & Alex "on stage" performing their "Burpers of the West" song - written by Katie!

Alex inside a HUGE bubble!

Maddie sharing a secret with George!

Will & Maddie LOVED this area! Recycled rubber tires with foam rocks. Lots of digging & moving!!

After the museum, we headed to lunch and then to Bertha Brock County Park for an informal "meet & greet" with other letterboxers. Along the way to the park, we stopped at 3 cemeteries to get the boxes for the "Cemeteries of Gaines Township " series. Once at Bertha Brock, we met up with Family of 6, Booty Bandits, F.o.R.D. Family, Just Happy 2 C Ya, and G. It was a nice time spent to meet some fellow boxers and we met in a park filled with boxes...however, it was very hot & humid!! We found one box (after all the usual exchanges and chatting) and decided to hit the road!

Another day in Michigan draws to an end. This day was much more tiring and we weren't getting along as well as we were the first day (and that's a nice way of putting it)! We ended our day in Stanton, visiting Matt's great aunt Janet and 2nd cousin Bob. We enjoyed our visit with them and the kids got to run off some excess energy in the big farm yard. Matt & Bob stayed up late to witness the meteor shower - well worth it in their opinion.