Sept. 7 - Day Started in Michigan and Ended in IL

Amanda in her swimsuit after her last swim in the hotel pool


Sydney Amanda Natalie Maggie Noah Ryan on the couch in our hotel room


Stopped at Grandma Van's house on the way home for lunch and a visit. Here is Gram, Buddy the Dog, Noah and Amanda on her front steps


We picked apples from Great Gram's apple tree


Amanda, Daddy and Pink Emily her stuffed animal pick apples


Ry Ry's turn


Good one bud!


Sydney got in on the apple pickin' too! The girls show us their apples!








Filling up bagfuls of apples








Great Gram helps the kids find apples too


Ryan and Amanda admire their bag full of apples!


Oh how sweet! Ryan, not the apples!!! :)


Lunch at Country Kitchen w/Gram and Aunt Barb


Papa Dan deciding what to get for lunch


Great Grandma Van




Ry's favorite when we eat out - mac 'n cheese!




we drove around Iron Mt. and Dad was our tour guide since I hadn't been up there in over 10 years....This was from the top of the hill overlooking the area.


They had a really nice memorial park for WWII veterans at the top of the hill and here is Grandpa's (Dad's Dad) brick "John VanLaanen USMC WW II"


Dad


Here is the ski jump. WOW!


The kids look down from part way up the ski jump


the view






Dinner




Amanda enjoys her corn dog!