Boat rides and birthdays...

Bekah's birthday was on Monday....
She wanted to celebrate by
taking the boat on the
Indian River and Mullet Lake.

It's always a fun day!

We didn't have her birthday dinner

until last night.

She always spends her

birthday at the lake

and she always requests

Baked Alaska pie

instead of cake.

Wow 19 years old!

We love her so much!

Happy Birthday Bekah!

Blessings~

Leigh Ann

Downtown Good Hart....

This is the Good Hart General Store....

Seriously, their pot pies are delicious!

My parents good friends, Jim and Carolyn

own the store.

We have many found memories

of the store, we love the

yummy snacks and baked goods.

It is also the post office

and a real estate office.

This store sits next to the general store!

It has beautiful timber furniture and

upscale northern decor.

In the back is a tea house.

Love the porch swing!



Some of CiCi's teapots.

The tea room. :)

A side porch for sipping tea.

This little area is a quiet place for the guys to relax

while the girls are shopping in the next store.

The next little shop is

called "A Studio"

I love it!

The owner is a fellow Ohioan,

actually from close to my home.

She found this lovely

covered wicker lounger

alongside the road on garbage

pick up day in Toledo!

Why doesn't that ever happen to me?!

Unfortunately, it's not for sale.

I ask every summer! LOL!

Don't ya just love the

oilcloth pillows?!

Anyhow, I hope you enjoyed,

the tour of downtown Good Hart.

It's a special place that

makes my heart feel good!

Blessings~

Leigh Ann

Beachin' it......

Want to go to the beach with us? It's not far, just down the lane

from Mom and Dad's driveway.
Oh, there it is,
just over the sand dune!

Tom and Emma are already enjoying

the refreshing waters of Lake Michigan!

Not many waves today. A calm

beautiful Lake Michigan day.

Calm. Beautiful. Peaceful.

These 2 are my entertainment.

I can watch them for hours.

If I get hot enough I

might even join them for a swim.

This is an annual event.

Pictures on the big rocks!

Look there's Bekah

reading a book!

What a great place to

do some reading!

Yep, and here I am.

soaking it all in.

Time with my family

in northern Michigan

It doesn't get any better!

God is good and I have

much to be thankful for!

Blessings~

Leigh Ann

My parents home in northern Michigan.....

This is Okatipi, my parents home.

Our vacation home. I love the peace and

quiet of this place.I love falling asleep with

the window open and hearing the waves

wash upon the shores of Lake Michigan.

I love to be here with my husband and

children and spend our days however we wish.

Today it started with church at the

Good Hart Bible church, awesome message.

We just finished lunch and are headed to the beach!

Blessings~

Leigh Ann

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Good Hart, Michigan here we come!

Good Hart General Store....



Lake Michigan....
M119 Heritage highway and the tunnel of trees.....

sandy beach.....

These are a few of the things I love about Good Hart.

My parents built a vacation home in northern

Michigan in 1987. When they told us kids

that they were building a home 6 hrs

away from us we weren't too thrilled.

Then we all went to visit.

Needless to say we all fell in love with

the area right away.

My parents loved it so much

that after retirement they moved

there permanantly. I do miss having them

so close but we all love it so much our families

make the trek as often as possible.

Fall is breathtaking.

My Brothers love the winter for snowmobiling.

All the Grandkids love to go snow skiing.

My husband loves to go in the spring

to go mushroom hunting.

My favorite time of the year is summer.

We have always made it a point to

go the last week of July and

Bret and Bekah have celebrated

most of their

birthdays there!
The area is just gorgeous!

We are leaving today

so I'll be posting

(when I'm not at the beach)

from there. I am taking my camera

so I can share the beauty of

Lake Michigan with you all.

Blessings~

Leigh Ann

PS~ Sorry about the small pics,

can't figure out what I did wrong!

Shower details....

Jessica....mommy to be! :)Cupcakes and Ice Cream Sunday bar....

Jessica and me :)

Marshmallow fluff frosting.....

Jessica with Grandma to be, Mary,

and the Great Grandmas.

Princess robe from Aunt Ginger!

Bekah and Bret's girlfriend Brooke.

Oh Baby!

Flower pot of handmade headbands, onesies,

blankets and a tutu made by Jenna!

My older brother is going to be a Grandpa!

This is his beautiful Daughter-in-law, Jessica.
Bekah, Emma, Jenna and Katelyn threw her

a shower here last Friday night.

We all had a wonderful time!

Babies are such blessings!

Hugs~

Leigh Ann

Indy trip...

We spent the past weekend in Indianapolis

with our second oldest, Bret.

It was great to have time alone with him!

He is an awesome young man and we love

him so much!

Bret has an internship at Eli Lily this summer.

He enjoys it and is meeting some awesome people!

We went to a small town, near Indy.

Went antiquing, such fun!

Noblesville, Indiana.



This is on the canal walk in Indy.
The duck and I enjoyed the view.



~USS Indianapolis War Memorial~

My Grandfather

Robert K. Good served on this ship

during WW II.

After dropping off the Atomic bomb

on a secret mission

the ship was torpedo

by the Japanese.

My Grandfather and

hundreds of others

lost their lives.

It was very humbling to be there.

This was my first visit.

Grandpa's name....:(

Mixed emotions.....

On a happier note...

We celebrated Bret's

22nd Birthday at

Fogo De Chao's.

It is a Brazilian Steakhouse.

The Gaucho's (Brazilian cowboy's)

served meat from long skewer's of

meat that has been grilled

over an open wood fire.

It was fun and so delicious.

Bret and I at the capitol

building in Indy.

We both love history!

Tom and Bret on our walk through the city.

We love you Bret.

Thanks for an awesome weekend!