Up Into Rival Territory

This past week, we ventured up into the arch enemy of any true Ohio State Fan . . . the state of Michigan. It was beautiful, it was a tad chilly, and it was fun. We convened in a fabulous house on Walloon Lake (in Petoskey, Michigan, just a bit south of Lake Michigan) for the third Dehner Family Retreat. We would call it a reunion, but frankly it is hard to reunite when we all live within 20 minutes of each other. We spent the week lazing around a bit, reading a bit, playing in the water, playing games, fishing, watching the Olympics and just hanging out. Thanks mom and dad for planning a fabulous vacation! Dillon can't stop talking about it and is sooo sad that he had to leave the lake.


Dillon's new discovery and obsession.


More fishing.


The house and the dock off of the house.


Throwing mulch, throwing rocks, playing in water. It doesn't get much better than this.


A boy and his dad. Oh, and if I throw a rock, you must applaud.


Who needs clothes? The beloved Aunt Katie and cousins hanging out.


My little mermaid. You can't keep her out of the water.


A little lunch and a dip in the lake.


One of the docks in Petoskey. I am sure that my Yacht is in there somewhere.


On the way home, we stopped at Cabelas in Dundee, MI. The kids had a blast looking at all of the animal displays and aquariums. Dillon loved the bait and fishing section the best, and Tyler couldn't tear his eyes away from the elephant.