"Vacation in August - We play in the sand"

(That's a line from one of Mikey's books.)

We had a great time in Bluffton/Muskegon. Even though our place was more "cottage" than we expected, we enjoyed our vacation and are looking forward to another week on the lake next year with the family :)

A couple "Funny Face" kids

Days at the Silver Lake Sand Dunes.

I didn't realize there were stairs up the dunes. Oops.

That little speck is Mikey.

More "Silly Faces" for the camera.

The kids were making "sand angels."

The Dunes with Derek.

Yup, that's Mikey and Katie way off in the distance. When they had energy to run.

Potty training on the dunes.

The quiet ride home. We had lunch and went to a beach on Lake Michigan in Pentwater after the dunes. It was the first time both kids napped at the same time :)

Lots of pictures on Lake Michigan.

The little speck is Derek and our beach umbrella :)

Here we are strawberry picking on the way home. Blueberry picking had just finished the week before. But I did buy fresh blueberries to freeze for this Christmas' Blueberry Pie.

Katie was sleeping, so Derek carried her the whole time we were there. She missed out. Next year we'll have to look for a U-pick place.