Where is the mitten? The Boy asked as he looked out the window of the plane as we made our landing approach. I have been pointing out the state of Michigan on the map for weeks. The kids (and anyone else from Michigan) can always pick it out since it looks like a mitten. He finally decided the "clouds must be covering it up".
Me and the kids went up North to visit my Grandmother, my Aunt, my Uncle and my cousins. We hadn't been up to visit in over three years. It's hard to believe.
I was worried about traveling with the kids by myself, but it was relatively painless. The kids each had their backpacks full of "surprise" stuff. The long lines here at home didn't seem to bother them. As we lined up in the security line they each pulled off their shoes and tossed their backpacks in their bins and went through security like old pros. We did wear our crocs and flip flops which made things easier. My eyes were glued to their shoes and we used the escalator-I didn't want my children maimed in a fight between their shoes and the escalator.
On our way back The Girl went through security without any help. I had a flash-forward to her heading off to hike through Europe. The hassle of flying not even a thought in her mind.
We had so much fun on our trip. We went the Detroit Zoo. http://www.detroitzoo.org/ It was a full day..a lot to see. I was surprised so many things came back to me from my childhood. The polar bears were awesome! The Penguinarium was still the same. It was like a scene from Happy Feet. I was waiting for one of them to start tap dancing.
We enjoyed the beautiful weather and catching up with family. Eating Frozen Custard. Riding 4-wheelers.
I hope we can all go next time and stay a week. There wasn't enough time! Thanks to our gracious hosts!
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