Crystal Moutain Resort 2011

Empire Bluff Trail

Grandma Reading to Maci and Alexa

Levi and Katelyn

Bestie Lighthouse Beach with Maci

Waterballon Bombs

Roedema Family 2011

We had a great time last week up north at Crystal Moutain Resort. We stayed longer than before and were able to do things as a whole "Roedema group", as couples, as families and as indiviuals. Ryan and I went kayaking for a day and had alot of fun just relaxing and enjoying the sun. As a family, we took a ride one afternoon to the Bestie Point Lighthouse and out for dinner to the Cabbage Shed( a recommedation of someone on the beach). We also went on the Empire Bluff Trail for a morning and to a beach in Empire, MI. We spent time at the pool and the waterpark. The cousins played together well and they had fun playing waterballons, t ball, bubbles and finding the fake snakes and turtles that Grandma hide outside the condo. Levi loved riding the Crystal Clipper chair lift to the top of the moutain where he got his facepainted and  they had a live band. Ryan took Levi on the Alpine Slide, which is a "bobsled" type slide down the moutain. They went down twice the second time a little faster then the first, Ryan got pretty scraped up trying not to let the sled tip. The kids also liked playing in the playhouse that they had in the resort while us moms and grandma watched and had coffee. One night, the girls went out for appetizers and drinks( I loved my martini), at the resort, while the guys took care of putting all the kids to bed. Another morning, we drove to Frankfort and played at the beach until "the big boat"(used in the movies for the Pirates of the Carribean) came into harbor. Ryan spent a morning going moutain biking on some of the trails on the moutain. We also had a campfire and smores and played the game "Things" a few times. The guys went golfing twice during our stay. And we ended the week with our traditional steaks on the grill dinner. The kids needed two days or so to get used to their surroundings as far as sleeping. But after that they both took their naps and slept really well. Maci got another tooth so that also could have been the problem the first day. Thanks Mom and Dad R for a great time!