The "Tee Game"

We played a new pool game in Michigan with a wooden golf tee.  Here are the basic guidelines for the game:

Step 1: Plant the tee at the bottom of the pool (preferably in the center).

Step 2: Have everybody line up on the sidelines and wait for the tee to surface (NO GOGGLES ALLOWED!).

Step 3: When you see the tee, jump in and grab it before anyone else!  If you jump in too soon, you're stuck there until you or somebody else finds the tee.

Step 4: If you find the tee, stick it between you're teeth before you surface.  Whoever finds the tee is the next one to plant the tee for the next game. 

Step 5: If you're not the one who finds the tee, and you have not yet entered the pool, redeem  yourself via cannon-ball.

Date night (Day 34)

Dad, Mom, Uncle D, and Aunt B rode motorcycles to dinner while the kids stayed home to watch the Peanuts movie.

S'mores and S'more swimming (Day 33)

Cedar Point (Day 30)

We left at 5:30 am to get to Cedar Point, so  we had a few tired kids.

This is the newest roller coaster at Cedar Point...

and this is us in the 2 hour line.

One of the best family rides there was definitely the bumper cars.

It's hard to see but M is giving us a thumbs up.

We had got in line for the Raptor right before the masses.

Cousin E was really excited for the Snoopy section of the park. This is the Woodstock Express.

Of course, it did rain....We could see and hear the enormous curtain of rain as it sped toward us and then, chaos.

Fortunately, we were able to squeeze under a covered picnic area. R was on the very edge.

And this, my friends, is the Top Thrill Dragster. I suggest looking up the video on youtube.

E had an awesome time on the carousel. I had fun too... but why he rode with his legs like that is unknown.

One of the rides in the kiddy land was helicopters and R agreed to go with E... 

What she didn't know was that there was a height restriction.

She was too tall, so E flew the helicopter all by himself.  

M found his soul mate. He got all giddy every time we spoke about riding Gate Keeper.

4th of July (Day 28)

Uncle D took us to see his hanger and we got to sit in his choppers...

and an unlocked jet.

The coolest chopper was, hands down, the black hawk.

We also got to hold some of his guns. 

Our cousins have a pool so we swam before we watched fireworks.

One of the neighbors put on a fireworks show. It was incredible and we got great seats.

The only problem was it practically rained cardboard. 

Niagara Falls (Day 26)

 The US side of the falls

     

 We got on a boat to ride into the Falls!

Class 6 rapids

I's 8th Birthday (Day 25)

Before we left NY, we celebrated I's birthday with donuts.

When we got to Michigan, we met Uncle D and Aunt B at Qdoba for dinner.  Then we celebrated I's birthday with a DQ ice cream cake.

New York pizza

We went out to Branchinelli's for New York pizza with S, C, and their daughter, C. Yum!

The Schnitzels

We came across this vendor truck on the way back through New York City...

Ellis Island (Day 24)

Riding the Ferry back to New York City.

Statue of Liberty (Day 24)

9-11 Museum & Memorial (Day 23)