Ludington Vacation Day 3:

We woke up this morning with no plans for the day.  A quick Facebook post from my nephew changed it all!  The freighter Manitowoc that we had missed coming into Manistee was due to head out of Ludington around noon. We loaded up three of the kids and went into town.

Growing up in Manistee, watching these huge ships come in/go out was almost just a regular thing.  I didn't realize how special it was until I left!

When we got there she was still unloading.  Jacob and the others watched for a bit but, you know...this need for immediate results in these kids is rather ahem...annoying.  10 minutes = "It's hot.  Can we go?"

I blabbed off some little tidbit facts I somehow managed to hang onto over the decades of NOT watching while she finished unloading.

She almost headed straight for us!

 

On the way out!

After nearly boring them to death with the ship, the kids wanted to head to the local children's museum.

Sandcastles. Get it?

It was one of the better children's museums we have visited.

An exhibit of the car ferry - the Badger.

And a real airplane!

Kelsey did a lot of this:

She's enjoying the fresh air, lots of walks and all the treats and kisses from the kids.  They have a "all dogs must be leashed" rule here and she HATES it!  At home, she roams the yard with us in freedom. She not used be leashed or tied  all the time.  :(

Speaking of treats and not used to...these are on ice for tonight. 

For use here tomorrow night.

Every night has ended with our group around the little fire pit.  Some nights bursting with laughter, some a little somber.  It's good to be together, our family. Jeremy and I are settled, not running off in different directions - now it's Jacob always running off to play.  It's good. I'm glad we came up to do this.