Harbor Springs, MI

We just got back from our 12 day vacation in Harbor Springs, Michigan. Our trip started off bumpy, because Ansley came down with an awful stomach virus the day before we were suppose to leave and was running a very high fever (103 degrees and above). After going to the doctor's office and the doctor telling us it was viral, we knew there wasn't much we could do but let it run its coarse. So we decided to go ahead and go to Harbor Springs. The 2 day trip was a rough one, with lots of stops and diaper changes.... but Ansley did really well considering she did not feel good! When we finally got to Michigan, Ansley was so pitiful we put her to bed at 6pm. She slept for over 12 hours with a couple of wake-ups but seemed to be doing a little better. The fever was finally down and she was finally drinking and eating some. That was the hardest part on the 2-day drive, Ansley didn't want to drink anything and I was fearful that she was getting dehydrated since she was having so many messy diapers (sorry, I know this is more then you wanted to here). Other then stomach issues, she seemed to slowly get back to her normal self. The fever was finally gone for good by Saturday and after some good sleep Ansley was good to go. Unfortunately, the stomach issues lasted the whole time we were there, and we even headed back to the doctor's when we got back into town. Hopefully we are at the tale end of this nasty virus :(

Anyways, we had a great trip in Harbor Springs. It is much different when you have a toddler running around. The regatta race was the first weekend we were there so we took it easy and went down to the pier to look at the beautiful sailboats. Once Ansley was feeling a little better, we went to the pool almost everyday. Ansley even ventured off the steps and decided to swim :) We were so excited!!! (Ansley has never left the steps because she was scared but she finally got the confidence while watching all the kiddos swim around her). We only went to the beach once, it wasn't much of a hit with Ansley since she HATES the sand and really hates the cold water (I don't blame her on the lake water, it is cold). We basically went because you can't go to Harbor Springs and not go to the beach....

We had a great time hanging out with Mimi, Pops, Peaches (the dog), Uncle Boo (Matt), CC (Chelsea), and Mr & Mrs Helton. CC didn't get into town until Thursday, but we still managed to pack as much into to the short time she was there (hopefully next year she will be able to come longer). Matt, Rob, Chelsea, and I went out to dinner one night which was great! And we even played golf together one afternoon. Golf was pretty humorous, but we had a great time and it didn't hurt that we had a couple of beers while we were playing as well :)

Harbor Springs is always a great relaxing vacation for us and we look forward to it every year. Thank you Mimi, Pops, Uncle Boo, and CC....we cant' wait til next year!!

P.S. I posted only one pic, because I still need to go through 200 pics. Hopefully I will have a slide show up of the pics tonight or tomorrow