Wednesday July 11, 2018

Wednesday July 11, 2018

Blog being written Thursday morning, 0830, sitting in breakfast area at the Hampton Inn in Gaylord.  We got up at 0515 and finished loading the Escape for our trip to Gaylord.  We made a quick stop at Panera for coffee and bagels.

The trip to Gaylord was very relaxing.  Not much traffic or construction.   AJ slept all the way to Gaylord.

First stop was at my sister and husband Don’s home on McCoy Road in Gaylord.  The other guests had already arrived.

The guests were;

Kennedy Crandall the daughter of Jason Crandall, Helen’s son.

Don’s daughter Shirley and her daughter Hanna.  Hanna’s two children son Krue and daughter Elle.  Shirley also had another granddaughter, Emma, her son Andrew’s daughter.

Shirley lives in Colorado Springs, Granddaughter Emma lives in Texas.  Hanna and kids live in California.  Kennedy lives in Frankenmuth, MI.  A fine looking group.

After introductions we all headed to Alpenfest in downtown Gaylord.  The kids all headed to the rides.

AJ, Kennedy and Emma are about the same age and they headed for the wild rides.  Hanna’s two children were too short for these rides but the festival had plenty young children rides.

I split from the group to check into our hotel, Hampton Inn.  Returning to Alpenfest I found everyone taking a break.  They were eating pizza in a local restaurant.  The pizza was good.

Joining the group for pizza were Helen’s daughter Jennifer and her three daughters, Paige, Amallia and Meadow.  Jennifer and family live in the Gaylord area.  Meadow the youngest just graduated from high school.

The kids finished the afternoon drawing pictures at an art tent.  It was a good break from the mid 80s heat.

Helen has a huge attached garage.  She has it outfitted for large parties.  Jointing us for dinner was Jennifer’s husband Sean Finnegan.  Sean took over the grilling.  He grilled white fish, burgers, hot dogs and shrimp.  It was a great meal.  A fine way to end a great summer’s day.  

At 2100 Nancy and I headed back to the hotel.  Helen had outfitted her upstairs to accommodate all the kids.  AJ was spending the night with the other kids.