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Where in the World? Lake Michigan, That’s Where!

Lily and Emmy can play in the sandbox at our playground for hours. They don’t even need real sand toys, just a stick and their hands will do the trick. So imagine their delight when we hit the beach!

My extended family has rented houses close to the beach one week out of every summer for as long as I can remember. It’s a wonderful family tradition that I love. The lakes and houses have changed over the years, but we have always met in Michigan.

This Lake Michigan beach is the one our family has come to for the past twenty or so years.  I just love the dunes and the water and the beaches of Lake Michigan.

Just look at those chubby cheeks and chunky arms! (Ahem — look at the baby’s chubby cheeks and chunky arms!) Lily’s first trip to the beach was in 2005, and she loved everything about it. I can’t believe this chunky little baby will be graduating from preschool today!

Emmy’s first trip to the beach was not quite the same. She hated the sun screen, the sand in her eyes, the sand on her legs…and then her Uncle J took her out in the water. She LOVED the water! Emmy was not quite a year old on her first trip to the beach in 2008.

Last summer, both Lily and Emmy just loved playing in the sand and the water every day. We spent hours at the beach playing, walking, swimming, and picnicking.

This summer, we are breaking with tradition and having our family reunion in the mountains, so we’ll be doing our swimming at the neighborhood pool instead. I’ll miss the beach, but we’ll go back someday.

Where in the world are you? Link up below!



The suggested theme for next week is: YOUR OWN BACKYARD! Show off what’s right outside your door! What do you love about your backyard? Is your backyard an oasis or an eyesore? No backyard at all? Come back next week and share with us!

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Meme’s the Word! (May 16 – May 22)

Did you participate in a meme or blog carnival this week? Link up your post here at the end of every week, and get more for your meme!

Last Wednesday, I started something new called “Where in the World?” and I hope you’ll join me! I’m writing about the places I’ve been, and I hope you will, too. Then just link up your post, and we’ll travel the world together. (Or maybe we’ll just go out on the town!) Where in the world have you been? Sometimes I’m going to write about my travels, but sometimes I might write about our trip to the neighborhood pool. If you don’t travel, you can still participate! Next Wednesday’s suggested theme is your favorite BEACH. Don’t have a favorite beach? Write about where ever you want to!

Janna from The Adventures of Motherhood is also starting a new project!
Janna writes, “I’m inviting you to go back to our youth and once a week for 15 weeks share short possibly random stories of our youth starting with birth and ending with a post graduation. Think of this as a gift you are giving to yourself and most importantly your children, their children, and who knows who else.”



For more information about Janna’s new venture, click on the button above!

Now it’s your turn; tell us what memes you participated in this week!

  1. Link up using the direct URL to your meme post. If you participated in more than one meme, go ahead and link more than one post!
  2. Visit a few links, and leave substantial comments. You don’t have to write a novel; just write a nice comment that shows you actually read the post.

Since this isn’t a usual meme, there’s no need to write a separate post for “Meme’s the Word.” Publicize this meme in whatever way you would like. If you love buttons, add the meme button to your side bar. Or you could add a little sentence to the bottom of your meme post saying something like this: “I’m also linking up to “Meme’s the Word!” Saturdays at Lemon Drop Pie.”

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