Wernet as crazy as we seem: Fall trip (redundant?)

Sunday, October 29, 2017

Fall trip (redundant?)

We had a chance to visit John in Sault Ste. Marie for a long weekend and packed in as much fun as humanly possible. The kids played down by the river, rode horses, climbed in the hay, and swam for hours in the hotel pool. We got ice cream--twice, ate at Antlers, and went to Tahquamenon Falls. We watched the MSU/U of M game together (sweet victory), ate a picnic lunch, and shopped for souvenirs. We're already hoping to get back there soon! I tried to pick only my favorite photos, but it was hard to narrow it down.

One of my most hilariously painful memories, though, is from the ride home. It was just me and the kids because we'd driven three cars between the two families and it was our turn to drive separate. For about a half hour before the dinner stop and an hour after, Mary Cate went into hysterical-crying mode and we all pretty much wanted to die. We tried everything we could think of--trying to make her laugh, giving her snacks, ignoring her in the hopes she'd go to sleep. Nothing worked, and her screaming was working its way into my soul. Finally, as we neared desperation, we started a sing-a-long. And Mary Cate stopped crying. As long as we were singing, that is, so we had to quickly transition between songs and sing as loud as we could. I honestly thought I was going to faint at one point from all the singing. Her favorite (meaning she paused the longest for it) was Twinkle Twinkle Little Star. The best part of the whole trip was that whenever we got to the point of the song that says, "We would not see which way to go..." the boys pointed in random directions and yelled, "THAT WAY!" and dissolved into laughter. Which made the rest of us laugh, which made everything better. Still, I sure was glad to pull into the driveway,