:North Carolina: We drove for a loooong time before we finally arrived in Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina where we stayed for the night in a hotel right by the ocean. When we arrived at the hotel, it
East Trip: Arlington
Arlington! Everything was so precise, so exact. No matter which angle you looked at the headstones, they always lined up. That is Robert E. Lee’s mansion in the background…we didn’t realize until we visited, that
East Trip: Philadelphia
The first thing we did when we arrived in Philadelphia, was to visit the gift shop of course! We did this at almost every stop we made…gift shop first, then off to see the
East Trip: Friends in Princeton
After seeing the Statue of Liberty, we headed for Princeton, New Jersey, to a friend of Mommy’s who very graciously let us stay the night at their lovely house. It takes a brave person to let 11 people
Part Six: The Beach
{looking back at the ‘lake cottages’ from Lake Michigan} We visited the beach every single day, multiple times in the day. It was lovely having it so close! Can you tell that Noah was having a great time?!
Part Five: Downtown Holland
The last full day in Michigan we decided to visit some of the old buildings in downtown Holland… The first thing we did was go to Coldstone 😀 Not very GAPS-legal, but
Part Four: The Dunes
Our third day in Michigan we drove up to Silver Lake and to the dunes…none of us girls had ever been to any dunes, so this was a really fun experience! But first, we ate some taco
Part Three: Little Sable Lighthouse
We know we said that we would tell you about the lighthouse tomorrow, but we still have 3 or so posts to show you and we just finished this one, so we thought you wouldn’t
Part Two: Windmill Island
Our second day of vacation was spent on Windmill Island…one of our favorite parts! We loved the Dutch signs, and of course the Dutch costumes, shoes, and everything else! This sign greeted us as we drove in.
Part One: A Lake Cottage
To put you all at rest, Julianne was right…it was Holland, Michigan, not the Netherlands 😀 Wasn’t very nice of us, was it, to get you all going that way?! 😀 However, we enjoyed America’s Holland so much,