Father's Day Mini Golf

We tried out another mini-golf course (Dave's Pizzeria in Mecosta) instead of driving all the way to Big Rapids on Sunday.  We enjoyed ourselves and it was quite challenging and an interesting course.
Erin only lost to me by one.  Yikes! She is a bit of a putt putt prodigy!

Happy Father's Day!

Erin and I found this on Pinterest and decided we should make it for Daddy!
So we bought lots of his favorite goodies and snacks and put it together while he was at work on Saturday morning.
Supplies:
box
Elmer's spray adhesive
scissors
templates
celophane baggies
snacks & goodies
(we used Bud Light, chips, frosted animal crackers, caramel corn, Ranch sunflower seeds, M&Ms, mints,  king size Zero bars & beef jerky)

We opened all the snacks and goodies and put them into clear celophane baggies.  We cut out the lables, sprayed with adhesive and applied to the boxes and baggies.

Father's Day Fishing with Family!

Amanda and Jason took Erin up to CL a little early and surprised Daddy on Thursday before Father's Day.  They stayed the whole weekend and we showed them around town!

We went to Cranker's for Dinner on Saturday



On the way home we decided to stop and go fishing at Roger's Dam



Erin is not afraid to touch worms!

A caught a fish

THen I caught my first fish ever!

and another!

And another!

Happy Father's Day!

Then I caught a turtle and got bored. Then we went home.  End of story. :)

Erin & Mommy

Erin drew this and said it meant "I love you Mommy"!  :)

Erin and Max

My brother got a dog a few months ago. He loves Erin and follows her around when she is around.  Erin calls him a "freakshow" and a "lummox".  Both of which are loving nicknames of course.

Max loves getting and giving hugs and kisses!

Ice Cream Man!

A few weeks ago, we heard the tell-tale sign of summer. The ice cream truck was playing "Pop Goes the Weasel" (Erin's favorite song.)  I told Erin to keep an eye out on the street to see if the truck made it's way down our street.  (We live on a dead end street so we don't often get such luxuries.) It made it's way down and we ran outside to catch it! Erin picked out a Jolly Rancher snow cone. Ahhh Summer!

Laundry Detergent - DIY

As most of you know, I am obsessed with Pinterest and am a bit of a Betty Crocker around the house. I decided to take it one step further and make my own laundry detergent and dish washer detergent.  Both work pretty well, make large batches and are relatively cheap!

Laundry Detergent

1/2 a bar of Fels Naptha soap
1/2 cup of Borax
1/2 cup of Arm & Hammer Washing Soda
Empty 2.5 gallon container
You can grate the soap if you wish, but I just finely chopped mine.

Toss the soap and about 5 cups of water into a pot on the stove and heat to boiling.

Boil and stir until the soap dissolves in the water. If your water gets sudsy, stir less vigorously, haha, and maybe turn down the heat a bit.

When the soap is pretty well melted, add in the Borax

& washing soda. Stir that until dissolved.

As with any home project, it always goes better with a glass of wine...

Fill your jug up about halfway with some pretty warm water and add in the soap mixture.

Wait for it to cool a bit, then shake to combine. Add in some more water to fill it up. Then set to the side for a few hours, maybe as long as 24 hours. The liquid is going to get gelatinous somewhat. I have been using a half a cup of detergent per load.  It is working pretty well so far! I'm pleased with the results so far and it makes a HUGE quanity!



Pierce Road Beach

We live right across the street from a beach in Canadian Lakes. The past few weekends have been super warm and perfect beach weather, so we packed up for a few hours and walked over. 

Looking for Shells