A mini beach vacation with friends

Since a) we're buying a house before the year is over and b) summer is Chicago's best season, we've been sticking pretty close to home. But we needed a little getaway and booked 3 nights at a VRBO rental home in Sawyer, Michigan with our friends.



The 4 bedroom manufactured house wasn't that close to the beach or particularly nicely decorated, but it was just the right size for 4 adults and 5 rowdy children, aged 2 1/2-8.



Here are a few photographic highlights from our trip. Not pictured is adults-only evenings on the deck, drinking wine and stargazing (which is infinitely more interesting with a stargazing app!).




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Hours upon hours of sandcastle building




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BFFs Zoe and Hank




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Climbing to the top of the dunes in Warren Dunes State Park (hard!)




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Fernwood Botanical Garden in Niles




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So much delicious food




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Raspberry and apple picking



You can see all of Josh and my photos here.

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