Last day in Michigan!

Our last day in Michigan went by pretty fast!  Our flight left at 3:00, so we tried to do a few fun activities in the morning.  Once again, Curtis and the boys woke up at 6 to go fishing.  They actually caught something this time and had a nice fish breakfast.  Casey, the kids, and I (along with mom, dad, Grandma and Grandpa Jost, Steve, Bruce and Kathy) ate breakfast at a cute little restaurant next to our hotel. 

Then most of the family headed over to Laura's uncle Rick's house so Lane could do some fishing.  He has been asking to go fishing for a couple of months now, and we figured he would at least have the hope of catching something while we were at the Great Lakes. 

Lane sat very patiently for about 8-10 minutes...until Bret and Laura pointed out that they could see a bunch of fish on the other side of the dock.  So they moved.

Within seconds, Lane had his first fish!  Curtis helped him reel it in and then it was picture-taking time!  Lane was so proud!



Curtis told Lane that when you catch your first fish, you have to give it a kiss.  Lane didn't like that idea.

So he made Daddy kiss it for him.

They threw that fish back...and within a couple minutes...caught another one!  It was perfect fishing for a 3-year-old...he didn't have to wait long for a bite!  He caught on pretty quickly how to tell if he had a fish (the bobber went under the water).

Lane also had fun watching Curtis bait the hook.

Lane ended up catching 6 fish!  After that, he started to get bored and cold since it was pretty chilly and almost lunchtime!  He loved the fish though - really wish the Henderson lake was as clear as this one was.

After a quick lunch at Pammi's restaurant, it was time to head back to the airport to catch our flight.  We were slightly nervous at how the day might turn out - we had, at most, an hour between each flight.  Trying to manuver two kids, two strollers, and four carry-on bags can be tough even without having to run between gates.  Luckily, all our flights were on time and we didn't have to go too far between gates.  We even had time to grab Caribou Coffee and some Taco Bell for supper in Detriot.  Glad we did - there wasn't much time in Minneapolis!  We got to Omaha about 8:30, grabbed our luggage and the truck and headed home.  We were a little hungry (Curtis) and awfully thirsty (me) so we stopped at a gas station just outside of town.  Just as we were leaving, Blake and Casey pulled up.  Then, we passed my parents pulling into the station.  Pretty funny that we all had the same idea without talking about it beforehand!

It was a wonderful trip and I am so glad that Lane got to experience so many new things.  It was also really fun to see where Laura grew up...and try to figure out why she left that for Bret! ;) The kids really are good little travelers...but it still can't be called a "vacation" with two little ones :).