After 5 months of visitors and getting used to a new member in the family, we took a well-deserved family holiday up at Lake Erie, our first proper break together since coming to America 2 years ago. Thanks to the sister of a good friend we were able to 'borrow' their cottage up at Lakeside a gated-community right on the lake. As you can see 'cottage' isn't quite the word a Brit would use to describe it ... it was huge but lovely and only two and half hours drive from home!
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| Our holiday 'cottage'! |
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| The lake side at Lakeside! |
We had lots of time to relax and also explore the local area, it was somewhere we'd never been before. There were little shops and cafes within Lakeside itself and cute little unique cottages to look at, as well as other places a short drive away. Although it was just out of season most things were still open and we got to visit the places we wanted to. Below are a couple photos from our little drive out to Marblehead lighthouse.
Abigail loved that everyday brought a new adventure ... and enjoyed every new experience ... as you can see Naomi often slept through a lot of the fun but seemed happy to tag along wherever we went!
Abigail celebrated her birthday while we were away. That day one of the things we got up to was a visit to East Harbor State Park for a walk and a paddle!
Another adventure was hopping on the car ferry and taking a trip to Put-in-Bay Island just 20 minutes away. We drove around the island when we got there, which took all of about 12 minutes ... and then had some fun visiting Perry Caves, playing crazy golf and visiting the Butterfly House there too! The most popular form of transport on the island was golf cart/buggy ... it was hilarious to see hundreds of them all over the place!!
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| Out to lunch on the Island |
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| Friendly butterflies |
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| The Car Ferry |
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| Our car looked out of place with all the golf carts! |
We also spent a day in Sandusky, doing a little shopping, visiting the Merry-go-round museum there and hugging many of the brightly decorated lighthouses dotted around (it's the new alternative to tree-hugging!).
Whether we relaxed at the house and played games (Scrabble being one of Abigail's new favourites just as long as she can lay the tiles out in alphabetical order) ... or went for walks with the buggy it was all lots of fun ... and like a lot people at the end of the holiday we didn't want to come home!
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| The girlies enjoying the swing on the front porch in the cottage |
A big thank you to Moore family for letting us use their cottage for the week!
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