Epworth '09

Lily and I had the best trip to Michigan to see family at Epworth! Below are a bunch of my favorite pictures from our time there. Unfortunately, I didn't get pictures of all our family members that we spent time with, but just know that Lily was in heaven with so much attention and so many people around! Above, Lily snacking on an apple during the BRUTAL 14-hour car ride up. A BIG thank you to Aunt Haley for being our car buddy and for entertaining Lily most of the way there. As some of you know, Lily does NOT sleep well in the car, and slept only 30 minutes the whole trip up... Jeremy couldn't come - his new job started while we were gone!

Our first Epworth walk with Lily, Mimi, and Aunt Haley - bright and early in the morning!

Looking at the "wa-wa" with Mimi.

Stretching on the boardwalk

Cousin Meghan taking a bite of Lily's arm on our way down to swim!

looking at the lake with Papaw

Lily has visited Lake Michigan before (last summer) and the Outer Banks too, but this year she was able to really enjoy the sand and water.

She seemed fearless of the water which surprised all of us. Normally, she is a very cautious toddler!

Mimi, Nancy, and Ha-Ha looking on as Lily experiences waves and moving sand...Nancy entertaining Lily Taking a break to warm up with Papaw.

Lily eating dinner after an afternoon at the beach. Nice expression.

We walked out to the Ludington lighthouse to watch the car ferry come in!

the Lawhons

Lily also got to have her first bowl of ice cream at our favorite place, House of Flavors! (Don't tell her that she was really eating rasberry sorbet, since their ice cream has eggs in it!) You can hear Lily's three mothers, Ha-Ha, Mimi, and Mama, being protective :)

Reading in her cousin Kelsey's chair which we borrowed for the week.

Lily ate most of her meals on the fantastic new deck built onto our cottage.

We also played on the playground one afternoon...

Hanging out with Meredith on the beach.

One highlight was getting to play a REAL "pinano" at Aunt Martha's! She loved it...especially since it plays by itself. This was one of my favorite things as a child!

She also got to play with her beloved "Wobin" and Uncle Toby.

playing with Robin and Meghan

Exploring all the drawers of Sunrise Park

Warming up with Mimi on the beach

On the way home, Lily, Papaw, and I broke up our trip (thank goodness) and stopped in to see Great Grandma Betty! Lily took to her immediately and wouldn't let her out of her sight by the time we left.

We finally made it home, with a blue toboggan on her head. It truly was a wonderful trip...but I don't want to go anywhere that far away for awhile! Love to all the Wagners! We miss you already and can't wait for next summer when (hopefully) Da-Da can come.