Mackinac Island

Ellison did her first extended car ride when we headed to Mackinac Island on Monday. Though she didn't sleep during her naptime but only 30 minutes, she was an absolute angel for the 3 1/2 hr. drive. Playing non-stop Curious George on the DVD player after her "nap" may have had something to do with it, but we're still going to stick with the excuse being she's just an angel (like her Mom... why are you rolling your eyes?)

Here was the view (from Shepler's Ferry) of the Mackinaw Bridge, which is something like 5.5 miles long. (For those of you wondering, I'm not making typos - there are 2 different spellings of Mackinaw/Mackinac. I have no idea which is the correct spelling for the Bridge).

Amazingly, we ended up just a few miles behind Ellison's Uncle Josh and his family as we got up north a ways, even though they started from the complete opposite end of the state. So we all met up on the road, and were able to ride the ferry across to the island together.

Left to right: Jonathan, Olivia, Ellison, Christina, Emma's little face poking through, Andrea, Josh, & Lucas

The 4 cousins: Emma, Lucas, Ellison, & Olivia

Thrilled to finally be on her feet again, Ellison walked happily with Gramma & Olivia on the way to our room.

The second Ellison saw her hotel crib, she wanted "in" and excitedly rolled around in it. This was before she realized how uncomfortable it would be to sleep in!