Weekend in Michigan

So this post is long overdue but better late than never, right? A couple of weeks ago I flew to Michigan (via Chicago Midway) for a quick trip to surprise a friend and see my family. While in Michigan I had the pleasure of attending a baby shower,visiting the beach, checking out Art Prize, collecting beautiful leaves to bring back to CO for my kiddos, and celebrating my birthday with my family. What a great weekend! Here a few highlights from my trip:



It was fun to see people swimming in Lake Michigan in the middle of October!
















One of my favorite places in town.













Just a nice afternoon motorcycle ride with my dad.














A very real looking monk statue at Art Prize.













A penny made of thousands of pennies.














The front of the penny...very cool!!















Up close this piece of art looks like a bunch of paint balls...













but from afar the downtown Grand Rapids appears












Taking a break on a comfortable piece of art.

Fall Color Tour

The weather here in Vail has been beautiful the last couple of weeks! It feels like summer outside but the trees give the impression that it is indeed fall. Beautiful yellow Aspen trees dot the mountainside and just beg for you to come and enjoy them. Two Sundays in a row now I have answered that call. Last week Andy and I attended first service at church then made our way up the mountain for a nice picnic lunch at mid Vail. Today a friend and I took a very similar route up the mountain and were again amazed by the beautiful colors all around us. What a difference a week makes though. Last week the leaves were starting to turn brilliant shades of yellow and even a little orange. This week some of the leaves were becoming polka doted with brown specs and were falling onto the ground. Still quite stunning and a nice reminder that although it may not feel like it outside, the ski season is just around the corner.

Hobie was so excited about taking a hike on Vail mountain!

Beautiful blue sky and Aspen trees.

The leaves are changing!!

The Vista Bahn...my favorite way to start the day on Vail Mountain during the winter.

Oh the beauty of Vail in the fall!