Our VERY FIRST GIRLS ROAD TRIP......

It was getting ready for school to start and at the last minute, I thought..."Why not take a road trip with the girls?"  I had no idea where we would go.  I knew the road would take us somewhere, and that it did.

Five days before school started, we packed up the car with all things girlie and headed for Traverse City, MI.  We had never been there, so WHY NOT?  4 hours and 52 minutes until destination!  We cranked the music up and sang really loud to all of our favorite tunes!  That's what you do on a road trip, right?

Upper Michigan is absolutely beautiful and peaceful.  I can see why Bob Seger has spent his life singing about it.  The unique dichotomy is what you get with a BIG small town.  It gently connects you to mother nature while subtly delivering sophistication.  Everything just feels so RELAXED and NATURAL.

I love spending time with these two beautiful girls of mine.  First stop, was Great Wolf Lodge (an indoor/outdoor water park).  They were super excited when we got in our room to learn that they had their own room with bunk beds.  Giselle called TOP bunk and Isabella took the bottom. The next day, they switched spots.  We stayed a couple of days there and enjoyed swimming, the water slides, the game room, story time, craft time AND the candy shop!  We had a nail painting party and Isabella also made a homemade blanket during our stay.

After a couple of days, we checked out of Great Wolf and headed to a hotel that was located on the beach.  They enjoyed swimming for hours and also collecting rocks.  We figured we would head to Sleeping Bear Dunes National Park and explore the lakes, islands and forest.  The girls had fun hiking and checking out the beaches.  They were so exhausted from the previous days that they did not want to climb the dunes, but we were able to see it.

All in all, it was a fantastic trip and we created lots of memories together.  Giselle has already said that she wants to have her birthday party at Great Wolf and they are both asking where we will go for our next GIRLS TRIP.  Until the next trip!!

That slide was FUN mommy!!

Coloring their t-shirts

Deciding on which candy to get

Soaking up the warmth at Sleeping Bear Dunes, MI

Lookout Point, Sleeping Bear Dunes

The BEAUTIFUL views while hiking