Caseville 2009 - Cheeseburgers in Paradise

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We took part of our vacation in Caseville, MI. Jason's grandparents live up there and we enjoy going in the summer time. Caseville is a small town in the tip of the thumb in Michigan. Every summer they do a Cheeseburger in Paradise festival. We had our fill of cheeseburgers and had a chance to participate in the annual parade. We also took some time and relaxed on the beach.

Logan enjoyed having Great-Grandma read to him. He loved spending time with Grandma and talking to her. He was very cautious of the "boo-boo" on her knee.

Logan had a chance to ride the giant slide. This is pretty amazing because Jason also rode the giant slide when he was young. Even better, Nancy also rode the giant slide with her grandparents when she was a little girl. What a fun tradition to pass on!

The put-put course is also something Jason and his family have done multiple times. Another fun thing to do on vacation.

We went for a walk out on the very long pier. Logan looks as though he is entering another zone.

Logan really enjoyed the beach this year. We stayed at a friends cottage that was right on the beach.

We finally had the opportunity to use our kayaks. I love experiencing the water like this. Logan liked being out in the boat with mommy.

This was our experience in the annual parade. I was ketchup and Emily was Mustard.

Logan loved watching everyone and waving. His shirt says, "Relish today, Ketchup tomorrow! Cheeseburgers in Paradise, Caseville" Perfect!

This was our float.

This was our crazy group.

The population of this small town is under 900, but as you can see this parade and festival is a really big deal. Thousands of people pack the streets to get candy and cheer.

That's a big grill!

Jason and I celebrated our birthdays with Jason's parents at the Weber Grill. The food is so good! The meat and main dishes are amazing (naturally) but the deserts are also stunning.

Logan greatly appreciated the desserts. He gave them his seal of approval.

Happy Birthday picture in front of the giant grill. No, they don't cook on this one.

The small airport by our house has an airport breakfast once a year in May. We went and really enjoyed the planes. We are definitely planning on going back next year!

Logan was very excited about getting to see the planes.



Notice the sign on the dashboard.

We were approached by the organizers of the breakfast to see if we would let them take a picture of Logan. He was wearing the right color (orange) and they thought he was super cute - I wasn't going to disagree. The plane he was siting in was hand made. It was amazing. They were going to put his picture in a magazine about the plane.

Back to Work

We have made the decision that I will be going back to work. I got hired at Life Time Fitness as the Junior Camp Supervisor and in the fall I will be the preschool teacher. Before I started I wanted to spend some extra time with Logan and get my fix of fun home activities.

Logan enjoyed getting dressed up in his boots that were so big they would come off when he picked up his feet to walk.

We made pudding and he got to help whisk it. He was very worried about getting messy and he didn't like the idea of putting the whisk in his mouth. I finally convinced him that it was okay and he loved it!

Another day we made cookies. He helped cut out the shapes including the letter L, airplanes, trucks, and cars. His favorite part was putting on the sprinkles.

I also taught him how to cut with scissors. He enjoyed using them and he was very proud of himself for trying.

He was very proud of his first scissor cuts.

Happy Easter

Logan didn't really remember last Easter (and that is probably good, because he was very sick) so this was all very fun and exciting this time around. This year we all got to go to church and hear the cantata and be thankful we serve a risen savior. Before church Logan opened his Easter basket and found the eggs I hid all around the house.

He was very excited about the cement truck and the garbage truck that he received. Little cars and trucks are his favorite things ever.

He loved his big ears bunny and when I told him he could go at it and take a bite he thought that was so funny!

He also asked if he could eat the eyes. I said, "Sure." He went at it and love the eyes.

A close up of the eyeless bunny. (Just weird).

Logan with Grandma and Grandpa Cusimano

Jason and Edy

Family Easter Picture