Memorial Weekend 2010

Memorial Weekend started with Ashley's softball game and then we went to Lake Erie.  We stayed at a little hotel on the beach which we love because we have a little slick of semi private beach and can have beach bonfires at night.  We had a great time, we arrived on Saturday and played at the beach and had a bonfire Saturday night.  Sunday we decided to make a big breakfast - fruit pancakes and omelets then headed out to explore.  We went to Huron to find the pier..  We first found a little older couple who had caught 5 large fish for supper.....we saw a snake and huge dead fish.  Then we headed back farther to the pier....we decided to walk the WHOLE pier with the kids all the way out to the lighthouse.  It ended up being a vary long hot walk but it was fun.  We found a "cotton" tree and Ashley and Hailey had fun picking the "fluff" off the trees.  On the way back a Blue Heron caught a fish and ate it on the walkway behind us.  We decided to grab some food and head to Marblehead lighthouse for a picnic.  The lighthouse and water were beautiful!  When we got back to our beach we had another bonfire, Hailey and Ashley made a little friend, and we had more smores.  Poey decided to roast a whole fork of marshmellows, once he caught them on fire he decided to see how far he could throw them....   across the beach.....  It was such a great weekend of beach, water, exploring, sparklers, smores and fun!