We crossed one more item off our "summertime" bucket list this weekend. We're cheating since technically it's fall now, but close enough. When the weather on a Saturday is sunny and warm at the end of September, you take advantage and make a drive out to Leland the historic fishtown. I don't see too many more days in the 70s so we were happy to get out and enjoy it with Conner.
I haven't been up the Leelanau coast since Joe and I got married, so again, we took advantage of it and drove up the coast to Northport and down the other side of the peninsula to Leland. This is well known M-22 for anyone outside the state. It's an awesome drive, and it's probably one of the best drives to make during the fall color tour. So now you know what to do if you're looking for ideas for a fall vacation. I'll even give you a quick itinerary: Fall color tour, wine tasting along Leelanau or Old Mission, Leland, pumpkin and apple picking, all the foodie restaurants. I digress.
This was Conner's first trip out to Leland so we let him explore the marina's docks and the main shopping dock with all the historic wooden buildings turned into shops. Conner was all about the docks and nothing about the shops. Typical boy I guess. I was a little curious to see how he'd do on the docks since the water is pretty deep in the marina and there's nothing to stop this little waterbug from jumping in like he does whenever he sees water. He did great though! No attempts at jumping but toward the end he wanted to just run and not watch how close he was coming to the edge. That's when I suggested we get this little boy back on land.
And since we were out there we had to pick up sandwiches, Havarti cheese and smoked whitefish. I mean com'mon, if you're going to make the trip all the way out there, you have to splurge on some of the most delicious foods. Plus there was a Havarti craving that needed to be satisfied so I checked that off my list.
We managed to get back home before 1pm which is always awesome with a little kid. Just enough time to run around at home for a little bit and crashing for a long afternoon nap. I admit, I also participated in a nice afternoon nap that I didn't wake up from until 7pm! I have a love/hate relationship with naps. I love them (especially nowadays) but I always spend the rest of the evening feeling more tired and like I completely wasted the day.
Sunday wasn't too much out of the normal for a low key Sunday. I pretty much soaked up as much relaxation as possible while I did some meal planning. Joe on the other hand has been Captain Productive this weekend with yard work, roofing the shed, cleaning/organizing the garage, giving Conner countless golf cart rides and probably a lot more than I even realize. Yeah, he made me look like a lazy bum this weekend without even trying. :)
Here's a Sunday afternoon walk that ended up in Conner deciding it'd be fun to roll down the ditch into the woods. The boys finished the walk through the woods while I walked the empty stroller back.
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