Monthly Archives: June 2014

Airport Day For Kay

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Hi there family and friends!  I warned you that I would be posting photo blogs!  Today Andy and I took Kay to the airport in Traverse City so that she could fly to Peoria, Illinois for her best friend’s birthday and graduation party!  She couldn’t get a flight out of Pellston, as it is our busy tourist season up here!  So, her loving Uncle Buck got her tickets out of the next closest airport over at Cherry Capital Airport and volunteered to drive her there!  Traverse City is about 113 miles southwest of Pellston!  Most of it is 2 lane too, so traffic can be crazy when you go through Petoskey and Charlevoix!

This is a very eccletic set of photos!  I just shot whatever looked interesting to me!  Let’s see if you think they are interesting too! (:

I didn’t know that any of these were still in service!  This one is on the side of a 7/11 party mart!

There was a bit of landscaping on the side of the 7/11, and I was impressed with this antique cream can and this birdhouse!  I am not sure how the birdhouse ended up being on the pole sideways, but still it was cool to me!

We ate a yummy brunch at the Flap Jack Shack!  I love the architecture of their restaurants! (:

Their prices are very reasonable, and the food was delish!  I was also impressed with the coffee creamer in the giant Coffee-mate mug!

I shot this crooked, but I had to post it and make an Airplane the movie reference!  Someone might remember that movie!  I find it hilarious!

Cherry Capital Airport is GORGEOUS!!!  I have never been in the terminal before!  I have flown in before and then immediately back out landing in Pellston!  They used to be owned by the same people, I think!  Anyhoots, I am so in love with that light fixture and the fireplace!  It is all very Frank Lloyd Wright looking!  Don’t I sound like a smarty pants?! (:  I actually stole that from Andy who knows architecture and interior design much better than I do!   After all, he is married to the best architect in the US!!!  I was sufficiently impressed with my surroundings!  I was expecting it to be closer to the size of the Pellston Regional Airport!  It is not!

I had Andy take a shot of us before she went through security!  I love you Kay Keiser! (:

A few more shots of girlfriend! (:

I will end with my favorite shot of the day!  They are both SO MUCH FUN!!!  I love them both with all of my heart !  I hope that Kay will have a great time with Vane, and return to us safely next week!

THANK YOU ANDY!  WE LOVE YOU!!!

Shooting Some Hoops

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Saturday night before Kay got cut, I went with Trevor to play basketball and get a work out!  Of course, I had to take my camera and work on my action shot skills which are rather poor!  I usually blur them!  I am pretty happy with how these turned out!  So check out my AMAZING son!

The boy can jump!  I actually caught a few shots of him with both feet off the ground!  Annie does that with Hovis on the beach all the time, and I have always admired her skills! (:  However, I have never been able to focus fast enough!  Well, until now anyways! (:

The art of dribbling!  I should probably add, for what it is worth, both his dad and I played basketball in middle school and high school!  My brother played basketball too!  It kind of runs in the family!  Trevor, since his weight loss, has been playing at college with his friends for exercise!  He is trying to keep that going this summer! Luckily right behind our complex lies the elementary school!  School is out for the summer, so the playground is open to use! (:

I am SO incredibly proud of him!

He can even shoot it backwards! This made me laugh! (:

Like always, I will end with my favorite shot!  I hope to do this again sometime!  We can see how much we have both improved!

How was your weekend?

Happy Birthday Gracie!

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My Gracie just turned 13 years old !  You know what that means? You got it right! … BIRTHDAY BLOG time!!!  We didn’t have dinner for Grace, just cake and ice cream because her actual birthday was spent at an invitational figure skating competition!  She got a really sweet jacket/coat made in Italy from her parents while at the competition, and she placed 4th overall !  Way to go Grace!  Okay, lets get started!

Of course, she had to wear The Most Awesome Birthday Hat Ever! ( :

Her Mom and Dad bought her this AMAZING gourmet birthday cake!  I wish I knew the name of the place where they got it so I could give you a link!  That place is pretty impressive!  The cake was DELISCIOUS!!!

And … the little brothers all enthused!  They were either making faces for the camera or wouldn’t look at the camera at all!  So, I just took a shot of them as they were! ( :  Gary is wearing a tshirt that says “I tried to be good, but I got bored”!  I thought that was very cute and very appropriate for this little boy! (:

I tried to get a shot of all 4 of them together, but that didn’t work out too well! (:

Here we are singing Happy Birthday, and Grace decided to join in, singing Happy Birthday to herself ! (:

Make a wish and blow out the candles!  I wonder what she wished for!?!

Now it is time for the prezzies!  Gary thought maybe he could help her out! (:

It wouldn’t be a family birthday party if Jewels didn’t photo bomb at least once! (:

I bought her “teen magazines” since she is now officially a teen!  Plus, one of them had a big poster of One Direction in it!  I knew she would love that! Harry is her favorite!  I also got her candy, but it isn’t in the photos!  She didn’t want her little brother’s to open it up and eat it all!  Neither did the grown ups! (:

She got a matching handmade wallet and purse from her family, along with some crafting supplies, and the Duggar girl’s new book about how they grew up!  Again, her “big” present was her Italian coat that I never thought to photograph when she was showing it to us!  Bad Auntie! (:  I will try to get a shot of her in it the next time I see her!  It is really cool!  Those Italians are VERY classy! ( :

Here are a few more shots of the opening of the presents!

I will end with my favorite shot of the night!  I just can’t believe that beautiful little baby girl who gave me the great privilege of becoming an aunt for the very first time, is already a teenager!

HAPPY 13TH BIRTHDAY GRACIE!  I LOVE YOU VERY MUCH!!!