The document recounts a family vacation in Michigan in 2009, highlighting various activities and experiences including hikes, baseball games, and visits to attractions like Mackinaw Island. It captures moments of fun, family bonding, and exploration, while also expressing gratitude towards the hosts. The overall tone reflects joy and nostalgia for the memorable trip shared among family members.

1. National Lampman VacationMichigan Trip 2009

2. How bad we needed a break. . .

3. Carl’s work- the helicopters at his air station in Traverse City, MI

4. Cousins hangin’ out !

5. Carl and Bruce comparing their “equipment”.

6. Aunt Kim getting an attack of the wild Emilies!

7. Moomer’s Ice Cream IS very YUMMY!

8. No vacation is complete for my sweetie Bruce without a fix it project to do with his son and big brother!(and wife)

9. So proud!

10. Bruce demonstrating the straightness of fix it project.

11. Carl with the monkeys on the monkey bars.

12. Cousins taking a stroll. . .

13. Really neat old barn that we explored on our hike!

14. My sweetie pie Rachel.

15. Kim and Becca getting some good times in together! Yay!

16. Awesome yellow mushroom I found on our hike!

17. The whole happy crowd. . .

18. The outside of that cool barn!

19. Jack finds a gigantonormous ladybug. . He can find any cool bug or rock.

20. I’m a wildflower freak

21. The fungus among us is pretty neat. . .

22. We got to go to one of Ben’s baseball games-fun and he is good to boot!

23. We enjoyed an excellent lesson in blacksmithing from a gentleman in this shop here at Sleeping Bear Dunes.

24. The water at Lake Michigan is incredible. You feel as though you are at the ocean and the color!!!!

25. Nephew Jack and Ben I’m going to fling coprolite all over you! Take that Jack! Look at all this coprolite I found!

26. The digger childrenChina, here I come!I’ll go with ya!I’ll draw you girls a map !

27. She’s such a sweetheart!

28. The whole lot of us at Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore- Beautiful!

29. The Views!

30. Bruce and Carl wearing their Dad’s day t-shirts-Happy dad’s day guys!

31. Carl giving Bruce a sermon at the Wayside Chapel

32. I thought this was a rather strange sign. . .

33. Drawbridge at Charlevoix letting the sleeping people in and out of Round Lake. . .

34. Fountain fun!

35. These mushroom type smurf houses all over Charlevoix are so cool!

36. Emily and Rachel try to save poor Uncle Carl from a Bear attack. . .

37. Beautiful lighthouse on our way to Mackinaw Island.

38. St. Anne’s Church and Mackinaw Is. As we approach. . .

39. Only Horses and bikes are allowed on the Island since 1898- absolutely beautiful and majestic.

40. We’re on our way!

41. Jack is makin sure that he has all the bips(binkies) he may need for this day!

42. Rachel, Emily and Matthew at Arch Rock

43. Arch Rock, Mackinaw Is.

44. Super-tourists!

45. The bike

46. Bruce finally succumbs to his inner silliness, letting go of all of his adult qualities. . . Good job, baby!

47. Lunchtime and Rachel is under the picnic table to avoid the pooping on that her Uncle Carl so wisely warned us about in feeding and attracting great gobs of seagulls.

48. Time for a potty break

49. Don’t mess with this biker chick-she’ll have you for lunch!

50. Here we are forcing yet one more stranger to take a picture of us.

51. Grand Hotel, Mackinaw Is.

52. So pretty

53. Carl and his teeny tiny lighthouse

54. BFF’s Kim and BecksPlease get your sweaty armpit off my shoulder you pig.I wish Carl would take the damn picture so we could quit touching.

55. Emily enjoying the end of the day.I am done with this fun crap!

56. The store that Ben owns and operates here on Mackinaw Island

57. The end of a wonderful Island day!If I act happy, maybe I’ll get an Ice creamI want pizza!It would be so funny if Aunt Becca stepped in that horse poop over there!I want my BIP!!One more picture and I’ll stab her!

58. Oh crap, I dropped my bip!

59. Clash of the times at Fort Michilimacinaw.It’s going to be so much fun scaring this kid with my gun!Welcome to the 21st century, dude

60. These guys are so cute!!

61. We really did learn something I swear. . .

62. Michigan’s famous shoe plus 2 bras tree started about 15 years ago.

63. One last hurrah before it’s all over

64. Man cousins are sure fun!

65. Man, I wish Aunt Becca would let me go!

66. Hugs good bye. Thanks for the good time Jack-I hope to see you again soon sweetie!

67. Are vacations worth the money? You bet!

68. You’re the best!“Thanks to Kim and Carl Ben and Jack for sharing Michigan with us. We love you guys!”Love, Bruce, Becca Matthew Emily and Rachel June 2009