We spent last week in Marquette, MI. The beautiful Upper Peninsula, our old home. We haven't been up there since Pax was born. I was actually pregnant the last time we visited. We were excited to show him our old stomping grounds, even if he won't remember the experience. On our drive there we told him, "We are going to Marquette Pax, the place mommy and daddy used to have a lot of fun and go on adventures and dates..." Oh the good ole days. You always remember them better than they probably were.
Here are some pics of our outings there.
This is at Black Rocks, a popular cliff jumping spot with a small stone beach. Pax was fascinated with all the different rocks.
Isaac, who is our former pastor/boss/mentor's son (that sounds so formal) was our buddy while we were there. We stayed with his family and he was so wonderful with Pax he was really a joy to take with us wherever we went. Even though Isaac is 7, Pax wanted to do everything that Isaac did.
We got to spend a few hours at the beach with some of our favorite people, Don and Dort! Much like the Taylor family they were like family to us while we were in the UP. We miss them so much and it was wonderful to watch them meet and love on Pax.
You really can't beat this beauty!
We went to a lot of our favorite restaurants/coffee shops. This is at our favorite muffin and coffee shop, Babycakes. Pax insisted he have his own muffin (they are huge). He finished most of it, which really doesn't suprise me seeing that he is a muffin fiend.
The water is a little cold...but I don't care!
Water balloon launching at the Taylors!
There were many other special moments we shared that we did not catch on the camera, mostly because I am awful about taking pictures. We had many good meals and talks with the Taylors, got to reconnect with people at Silver Creek Church, had lunch with the Vallin family, went to the Marquette Farmer's Market, Preston got to Mountain Bike on some favorite trails, and I got to hang out with Kimmy and spend some time down town.
Marquette and the people there continue to have such a treasured spot in our hearts!
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