We've just returned from a wonderful family trip! We spent a week with the Brown side of our family at a rental home in Manitowoc, WI. It was the four of us, Grammy and Grandpa Brown, Aunt Mel, Uncle Aaron and our favorite dog-cousin Cooper.
We stayed together in a dome-shaped house that sat on a cliff overlooking the lakeshore. A small path led down to the beach,
and we were so lucky to have sunny, warm weather almost every day of our trip. We also had amazing views of a clear, bright moon shining down upon the water each night. A beautiful sight!
We spent the week mixing relaxation with recreation. Erik and I 
got out to play both golf and tennis - so much fun! Although our scores were not impressive (that's putting it mildly, really), we just enjoyed getting out to play. We also visited a maritime museum in downtown Manitowoc, and the kids had a fun trip to the local zoo with Grammy and Grandpa. The rest of the time was spent relaxing with family - either at the beach, on the sunny deck, or inside watching movies, cooking, or playing catchphrase. Everything a vacation should be!
Cassidy turned 3 while on our trip! We had fun celebrating with wonderful
gifts from family and a birthday cake as an afternoon treat. Cassidy also loved going to sleep each night in her cool Dora bed tent from Grammy and Grandpa!Both Grammy and Aunt Mel are expert photographers, so we were very lucky to get a CD in the mail after the trip with all of their photos! Here are a couple of our favorites of the kids.
