The Ringstrom Family

with her preschool class, including her BFF Keala, at Orchard Hill Farm

I finally got to ArtPrize! I went downtown on a lovely evening with my friend, Tammy, from my musical theater days. Sorry in advance I don’t have more notes on where all these things were and such.

Sam is a third grader! I insisted he pose for our traditional “first day of school in front of the sign” picture. I told him I won’t make him do this in middle school, at least. And if that isn’t enough excitement for you, Avery started preschool!

In late August, Mother Nature presented us with a picture-perfect beach day. Warm but not hot, no humidity, no storms, pleasant breeze. So we ran out to Oval Beach in Saugatuck. It was gorgeous — except for the biting flies, which were not so gorgeous. They didn’t plague us the whole time, but a couple […]

Wednesday the weather was cool, breezy but sunny, and perfect for a visit to the Island. We took a carriage tour, stopped at the butterfly house as part of the carriage tour, took pictures at Arch Rock and enjoyed some history at Fort Mackinac. (Not a very auspicious military history, considering it was captured twice […]

This was the day that threatened rain. Luckily for us, Bruce ignored the GPS instructions to the Mystery Spot and it poured down rain when we were in the car headed the wrong direction. All’s well that ends well. Anyway, this particular day we hit the corny tourist spots of St. Ignace: Castle Rock, the […]