Michigan Visit: Part II

June 3 - 8, 2013

Ryan got to help with some projects that Chris and Alisha had been wanting to do, while we were visiting in Michigan. One of those projects was this goat stanchion. Ryan planned it out, cut the wood, and put it together. It turned out really well. Alisha was able to try it out right away and it worked nicely.

Another thing he made was this soap-making mold. It was impressive how quickly he was able to make it. It will be fun to see what kind of soaps come out of this.

While we were visiting, Jared's other cousins, Thomas and Sup, came to visit too. He loved having so many kids around to run around and play with. Thomas let Jared play one of Jared's favorite games with him: sword fighting.

In addition to making Tuna Pot Pie, I got to make a desert pie. I chose to make a berry-meringue tart. It turned out pretty good. 

While we were visiting, I got to see Alisha sheering the sheep, which was pretty cool! We also got to see how they get the honey out of the honey cones, using what I thought was a huge ice cream maker. The kids took turns helping with that. Jared had to get the hang of it, and wasn't very fast, but he had a lot of fun giving it a try.

Our last day seeing Thomas and Sup, we went to the Dunn's, their grandparents house, for a triple birthday party for each of them and their cousin.

We had a lot of fun playing games, eating dinner and cake, and watching the boys open their presents.

To celebrate their Papa Mark's birthday, Chris's dad, the Wells had a day planned to go fishing with him and their Grandma Wells, at Buell Lake. Ryan and I love fishing, so it was a real treat to be able to go fishing with our nieces and nephew. This was also the first time we took Jared fishing that he was old enough to be part of it.

At first, we tried fishing with bread crumbs and some bait, but this boy we met, who was catching fish very quickly, let us have one of his worms and then we were catching tons of fish. The Wells were able to take some home for their small fish pond, near the back of their house.

It was one of several great days we enjoyed while visiting our favorite Wells family, while in Michigan. We had a great time and can't wait to go see them again!!