This past weekend, My sister and her family, my parents and Mark and I and the kids took a trip to Michigan. Our purpose was to visit friends and also to re-hash old memories of places we use to go to. One of our spots of visiting was Franklin Cider Mill. My family and Mark use to visit there often during the Fall. I must say, they have the best cider and donuts around. I'm sure the memories is what makes it taste so good, but I wanted to share my wonderful memories of Fall time with Emma and Joshua.
We had a chance to see our old house (Unfortunately, we were not able to see Mark's old house), see friends and enjoy family time together. Emma and her cousins Sam and Jonah thoroughly enjoyed and took advantage of the pool at the hotel. It seemed that every time we went some where they wanted to go back to the hotel and go swimming. I think that was the highlight of their weekend.
It was wonderful to see my childhood friend from when I lived in Michigan. It is always a joy seeing her and her family. It's wonderful that after 17 years, we still stay in contact with each other.
We also spent most of our time with our old neighbor Annie. She was like my oldest sister and another child to my parents. She is an amazing friend and we sure have missed her.
It would be wonderful to make a trip to Michigan every year around Fall time and have that be a family tradition. It's hard to get everyone together like we did this past weekend, but it was enjoyable and memorable. Happy Fall!
