Ahhhhhhhh......

That is exactly how I feel after a glorious weekend in Northern Michigan with good friends and my little family. Assuming - as most Michigan natives do - that the back of your left hand was the state of MI we were staying somewhere around the middle knuckle on your index finger. Clear as mud, right? Good.

We are so blessed that our new good good friends Laura and Andy invited us up to this b-e-a-utiful cabin Laura's parents own for a nice long relaxing weekend. We left late morning on Friday and came home late Sunday - just before Logan's bedtime. The whole weekend was a little piece of perfection. (side note: Nathan and I have not been on any sort of vacation since June of 2007 when we spent a long weekend in Toronto. Our plan of always going somewhere Memorial Day weekend (the weekend before our anniversary) has been filled with family commitments and business so we have never made it a point to get away for a while. After realizing how GREAT we feel and how much more lovey we are after a nice relaxing weekend - this will be a MUST in our calendar - GET OUT OF TOWN TIME!)

Logan LOVED all the freedom he had - mommy did not love when he went running down the dock on the lake and daddy had to catch him as he tried to climb down the ladder at the end. *ugh ugh ugh!!!!* But beyond that - we had a great time with Laura, Andy their lovely dog Zoe - or Zoey (however you spell it) and some of Laura's family. We were even able to spend some time with my great aunt and uncle who live just two miles up the road! What a great time!

Here are some pictures from our fun filled long weekend:

Logan loved the binoculars!

Daddy and Logan cuddle time on the couch. Love that belly button!

Andy... yeah - he can work it all right!

Cheeeeeeeese!

Logan trying to work it Andy style...

Rock throwing - the favorite pastime of all 2 year old boys. He was a throwing master! Won't be long before we can teach him on to skip rocks!

Mommy and Logan getting ready for the chilly boat ride. I really like this picture of us - even with my double chin.

Can't you tell he was SUPER excited for the boat ride!

The 3 L's - Logan, Lindsey and Laura!

This is where we stayed. They started building it last fall and it is so pretty now - it is going to be amazing when it is 100% done!

Checking out the water with Daddy.

This was the look on his face the entire boat ride. Sadly it started raining so we headed back, but I can't wait to take him out again next year!

The group!