Fun Times At Gladwin!

Wednesday morning Noelle and I woke up a bit early and started our drive up to Gladwin. The three hour drive is really not bad at all, since we are used to the five hour drive up to Petoskey! Noelle was very good in the car, even though she does not have the luxury of any DVD players, poor Noelle! She is so used to making trips that she just sits in her car seat and watches the scenery, and sometimes falls asleep! I couldn't resist snapping this picture of her sleeping, while I was driving. Notice the kitty cat and "night-night" grasped tightly in each arm!

We arrived in Gladwin around noon. Beautiful warm, sunny weather welcomed us. My little brother was staying with my Aunt so we were able to spend time with him as well. Noelle loved looking outside at the lake saying "wa-wa" over and over. We finally took her down to the water and Uncle Alex took her for a swim. She has never been in water deeper than she is, so I was a bit apprehensive as to how she would enjoy it but being the water baby that she is, she loved it! She kicked like a pro swimmer and submerged her little head under too!


When Noelle was covered in goosebumps and her lips started to turn a shade similar to a plum, it was time to get out of the "wa-wa". Of course we were met with some screaming opposition, but such is life! We let Noelle play with a bucket of slightly warmer water and some cups on the deck the rest of the day! After dinner we went up to a little local store for some ice cream. The Sugar Shack thinks of a single ice cream cone as a means to see how much ice cream they can possibly stack until it almost falls down! I can't even imagine the double! Noelle learned very quickly how to say "ice cream" and savored every spoonful I gave her. She had a better liking towards Uncle Alex's peanut butter chocolate than my raspberry sorbet, but for some odd reason Alex was not all about baby slobber all over his ice cream! What a poor sport!

Thursday, was a bit cooler and we stayed until about 1:30pm. In the morning we didn't do much outside, just enjoyed the beautiful condo and let Noelle play with Uncle Alex and Desmond. It was a wonderful quick get-a-way and I think we both wish Da-da was there with us! Maybe next time!