After Ava turned two months old and the weather got blistery hot in Arizona, we flew to cooler ground, to visit the grandparents in Michigan. I am so happy I am from Michigan, especially in the summer. I was still in shock over having two babies to care for and it was nice to have the extra help. We would be in Michigan for the entire month of July, and what a pleasure it was.

Drew had to fly home to Arizona for some professional obligations so he actually made two trips to Michigan, as I couldn’t fly with the kids by myself. It was also nice for him to have a vacation. Two vacations for Drew I should add, one from kids and I, and one to Michigan.

I could write pages and pages about our frolicking in Ann Arbor cafes and hanging out with family by the lake, but I know its all about the images right now! Here are a few cute ones from our trip. The little girls look like angels here. Kaya at times was not an angel, but I am still a sucker for her smile. I am happy to say she is getting easier though, as her language skills improve. I am thankful for both girls though, and am totally in love with our family.

Ava Rose at 3 months old, photo taken on my mom’s linen couch in Ann Arbor.

Kaya on a stroller ride through Huron Metro Park near Dexter.

Kaya searching to throw another rock into Lake St. Clair

We are all at the Mace lake cottage here. Kaya takes her first freshwater swim. My step-mom, Linda, and my father in the photo. Also cousin Maddie helps Kaya along.

My father swings kaya in the hammock.

My mother feeds Kaya pasta at my birthday celebration at the Real Seafood Company in Ann Arbor. We also celebrated my step-dad’s birthday, who turned seventy.

This is me at the birthday dinner. The restaurant had a “sling” for Ava’s carrier so she could be right next to me.

Here is another photo of Ava stretching her arms in the sun.

Here is handsome Daddy Drew hanging out on a swing in my mother’s backyard.

After our trip to Michigan, we flew home to Arizona and left a day later for South Dakota. There are a lot of images from this trip to, which I ask Grandma Vi for.