This year instead of going to Rhinelander or Phelps, the Ekedahls went to the UP for vacation. The resort is one we visited last year while out on the pontoon. It was the perfect place to go for the kids. There was lots of super shallow beach space, a small play area with slides, sand and see-saws, and lots of open grass to run around in. We spent pretty much the entire week outside, relaxing, and playing. Here are some pics to sum up the week.
We bought a new sprinkler special for the vacation. The kids loved running in it because it was more like a mist than a spray.
Strike a pose!
For our outing this year we went to the coolest petting zoo I have ever seen (I was made fun of for liking it more than the kids!). They had porcupines, descented skunks, hedgehogs, goats, peacocks, deer, bears (in cages), parakeets, and lots more! Ethan's favorite was by far the goats (mostly the babies).
His second favorite was probably the birds. They had a huge room full of parakeets. You could buy a stick with birdseed on it and the birds would sit right on your arm or on the stick and eat.
Only problem was that Ethan wanted to hold one. He got pretty close!
My favorite part was the deer. I had heard that the antlers were warm but I didn't realize how warm they really were. This is a picture of Ethan saying, "No no no, mean!" to the deer because he turned his head and hit Ethan in the leg with his antlers.
We also had lots of story times with Lainey. She is the best storyteller afterall!
Just the cousins hanging out on our Hawaiian themed day.
Eating his first ever s'more. YUM!
Posing in their sweatshirts made for the Sole Burner race we walked/ran in this past May in memory of Kevin.
Playing in the water was surprisingly not top on the list for Ethan, in fact, not even close to the top. For whatever reason he did not want anything to do with the lake. Finally, on the last day we were at the resort, he managed to go in up to about his waist to throw rocks with grandma.
We also spent lots of time learning everyone's names. His favorite to say, of course, is still Chad!
As a side note, our plan had been to bring DVD's for the car ride up north. As you all know, Ethan LOVED Ellen Degeneres so our plan was to find DVD's of her show. Well, he has completely grown out of his love for Ellen. He now loves Little Einsteins. So, the drive up and back were full of pat pat pats, buckling our seat belts, blast offs, singing, and dancing!
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