Mackinac Island....and the missing sock.

On our way home from the U.P., we stopped in Mackinac for the day.  It was fun to take the boys on this "mini trip" and check-out more sites in MI.  We did everything you're supposed to do on Mackinac in 5 hours - bike ride, throw rocks in the lake, eat ice cream, buy fudge and taffy, ride the ferry, tour the scenery & smell horse poop. 

 

 

First ferry trip to Mackinac!

 

The best way to tour the island

 

 

The boys did great in the bike carrier!

 

Looking manly on the cruiser bike with basket AND bike carrier.  Hot!

 

 

Evan was happy just throwing rocks in the lake.

 

This picture is special because of the socks in it.  See when we got to Mackinac, I realized that I had one sock and one shoe for Tyler.  Oops, my bad.  So my first stop was to buy him the socks (pictured below).  See how one sock is off his foot though?  Well that's the last time we saw this sock.  On our trek UPHILL (a VERY steep hill), he must have thrown the sock.  And Mackinac is so clean that I imagine someone followed me around the island just waiting for garbage or something to fall and they scooped it up.  We actually went back in the camera to figure out the last location of THE SOCK and re-traced our steps, but it was gone.  So I can to Mackinac with a 1/2 set of socks and left with a full set....that didn't match.  Oh well!  I'm sure this information is not interesting to anyone to Erik and I who found this quite comical. :)

 

 

Taking a break with Daddy

 

 

Mackinac Bridge way in the background

 

 

Tyler loved the canon (Note there are NO socks in this picture...hmmmm....)

 

 

Our little man, taking on Mackinac solo

 

This sums up the day.  Fun, memorable, but exhausting!

 

Our first "mini trip" with the boys was a success.  What's next!?  It's so fun taking them places and I'm so excited for MANY MANY more family trips!  And Tyler, I promise to bring you TWO socks and TWO shoes next time.