The Quad Squad

We arrived on Thursday night..later than we had planned...but safely and with out any break downs! Grandpa & Grandma had arrived earlier to reserve our sites. We stayed at Trout Lake Campground on Carp Lake..figure that out!?!!? This is our site..the Motor Home on the right to the two tents in the middle...and then one across the street. It was a beautiful sight...thanks G&G!Here is Tent City. We had to 2 screen rooms connected by a Easy-Up. Here are some of the 'gang' members. They are eagerly awaiting our first ride of the week-end!The Grandpa & Grandma of the 'gang'. Oh, she's smiling now..... she went on 'Kelly's Trail of Tears' and lets just say, she wasn't too fond of it! She took Friday off to recover..and too our surprise..she went again on Saturday!! Way to go Grandma!

I have to say, we are so happy that you both could go with us. What a memory you are making with your sons and grandkids! There isn't a lot of G&G that would go on such a trip as this!! Just think, three generations riding together! The grandkids will always hold these trips close to their heart!!!We took time, every morning, to pray together before we left. What a cool legacy our kids have! Knowing that God is the one that keeps us safe and that we took time to ask for His protection over us! He is a daily part of our lives! Thank you God for keeping us safe! On Saturday, we rode to Tahquamenon Falls. We come in on the South East side of the Falls. Of Course, only viewable by quads! It's a long ride...like 6 hours of riding...I know, you were probably thinking 2 hours! It was much more enjoyable to view this year, than last. When we visited last year...it was mosquitoes galore...this year, none!!!!

Here is the gang minus GrandmaWhat's a trip with out a few minor repairs??? Craig did have a problem with his clutch after Friday's ride but they were able to cobble it together with JB Weld.Now, before you think this is what we rode on all week-end long...let me just set the record straight..NO!!!! 90% were dirty dust roads and trails! We had so much dirt on (and in) us, that you could grow potatoes in our ears! We were chewing dirt, driving down the road!

We had a total of 14 quads that we took...quite a parade! We did go to Mark's Trading Post in downtown Trout Lake for ice cream on Saturday night....we kind of overwhelmed the lady running the store!

On Sunday, we were busy enjoying God's creation! Here is a trail, in the woods we were riding on. It was the sight of an abandoned Fire Tower. What a dirty face looks like! What's not to love about that face....Well, we had absolutely great weather! It rained on Sunday night...rained???....more like a typhoon rolled in!! Everyone was kept safe...except for the pound of sand sludge in the bottom of all our lungs!

Daren did have to blow "The Whistle" 2 times...I will explain that in a later post!

Grandpa's best...."The man next door was coughing so hard last night, I thought I would see his lung laying on the picnic table in the morning!"....aren't Grandpa's great!

What a fun family time!

The UP Trip.......

The long awaited pictures of the UP trip. The stats....8 4-wheelers, 9 passengers.....that would be 3 dads and 6 boys, 2 tents, 1 campsite, 2 vehicles, 1 fry pan & not enough blankets!
There was MUD!.....
There was rocks!....... There was repelling off the rocks!......(I'm hearing numbers like....200 feet!) There was leaning into the repell!.....
There was adults repelling!...... There was riding....and lots of it!......
There was leaves changing color!......
There was sunsets!.......
THE END!.....all good things must come to an end!

And Their Off......Again!

They are headed for the UP again. Steve, Tyler & Troy headed out for a week-end of 4-wheeling. They took some other friends with them this time and are meeting Craig and his boys up there. If you are trying to count the quads, there are 5 on the trailer!

They left at 0' dark hundred this morning....4am! Steve didn't go to bed till around 12:30...he's gonna be one exhausted puppy tonight! He met his friends and I'm assuming they were on the road by 5am....then a 5+ hour drive....should get them there by 11ish. I was just getting up.....shhh......don't tell! They aren't planning to come back till Sunday PM.

Trent & I are gonna do something fun tomorrow...maybe go see a movie....maybe I'll even splurge and get popcorn *Ü*...he's still pretty easy to entertain. Maybe the Children's Museum....maybe a hayride at a apple farm????

Steve has used this, mutually enjoyable sport, to build a relationship with our boys. I hope they will remember these adventures for years to come! The stories might possibly change though! I can only hope Troy took his camera, to capture some blog-able moments for me??

And There Off......

The 2nd annual 4-wheeling trip is underway.

Trent isn't on this trip.....just in the picture....and neither is Jaxi.

They are heading to Strongs MI in the UP. I hope I don't have to send anyone looking for them because I'm not positive where they exactly are!!

They had a last minute change of plans when one of Craig's 4 wheelers wasn't working. Steve had to go get his dad's trailer and reload all of our 4-wheelers on a bigger trailer to accommodate an added 4-wheeler. It's was only a 2 hour delay...not bad!

They have such a wonderful time together. They are meeting Craig and his 2 boys....and this time Kristi is going along for the adventure. Steve tried to get me to go....maybe next year! It didn't sound like a great time to me to ride on the back of Steve's 4-wheeler for 2-4 hours at a time. They will have a much better time without me anyway. No one to tell Troy to brush his teeth......