Mom and Cami Come to Visit

Over Utah's UEA weekend, my mom and sister were able to come visit. We were so excited to have them here. We had a fun time showing them around Michigan. The weather was perfect for their visit. The first day, I showed them around our area. We drove to the small lake near our house. We let Ainsley play in the sand for a few minutes and watched the swans. Then we headed to the mall and JoAnns Fabrics. Then we drove to Ann Arbor to have dinner with one of Cami's college friends who recently started grad school at University of Michigan. We ate at the Pizza House in Ann Arbor, it was delicious.
The next day we dropped Tom off for work and then headed up to Frankenmuth, a small Bavarian tourist town. It had lots of quaint tourist shops including the Cheese Haus where we sampled a variety of different cheeses including their famous chocolate cheese. We bought a small Chocolate Mint Cheese to share with my dad and brother. We also went to Bronner's Christmas Shop which is the largest Christmas store in the country. It was the size of one and half football fields. They had so much stuff! But suprisingly we walked out of there without buying anything! Then we had lunch and headed to the outlets to do a little shopping.

Bronner's Christmas Shop

On Saturday we headed to Dearborn to the Ford Complex. We didn't hit the huge Henry Ford Museum, but we did go to Greenfield Village. This is a historical village started by Henry Ford. He had hundreds of historical homes, shops, and buildings transported from all over the world here to be a living museum. We saw Henry Ford's childhood home, a courthouse where Lincoln practiced law, Thomas Edison's Menlow Park lab where he invented many things, the Webster home (as in Webster's Dictionary), Orville and Wilbur Wright's childhood home and bicycle shop, Robert Frost's home, as well as many other historical homes from as early as 1600. It was really interesting. They had an old carousel with handpainted horses. Tom took Ainsley on a ride. We then stopped for lunch. Afterward, we headed to the It living crafts demonstration area where we learned about glass blowing, tin making, weaving, and print making. At the end of the day, Tom and I took Ainsley on a ride on the steam engine train. She loved it. We had a wonderful time. On the way home, we stopped for dinner and then us girls watched a chick flick.

Wright Brother's Bicycle Shop

Cami in front of a quaint English Cottage, this was my favorite house, the entire thing was made of limestone. I cant believe they transported it all the way from England.

Thomas Edison's Lab, transported from Menlow Park, New Jersey

The last day was Sunday. We took Mom and Cami to church with us. Then we had a big dinner and spent the last few hours chatting, doing crafts, and spending time together. It was so fun to have my mom and sis here. I have missed them so much. Thanks so much for coming! We love you!!!