Our Week Off - With Grandparents

The second half of the week featured a visit from Nana and Papa. We had a great time visiting and showing Nana and Papa our neighborhood. We spent the 3rd walking around downtown Royal Oak, stopping by a brewery for lunch and Borders for books. It's a nice, eclectic downtown not too far from our place. Later that we evening, we headed to a party on the Lincoln Hills Golf Course with our neighbors. We hung out for hours playing, drinking, and talking. The night ended with a 45-minute fireworks display.

Nana enjoyed her time with Ms. Mae. Mae was sporting her new glasses that Nana purchased while visiting up North.

The 4th was spent at the Henry Ford museum. We were all surprised at the size and quality of the museum. We spent a good four to five hours walking around. The museum was impressive enough for us to buy a season pass so we could go back later to see more of the exhibits. The museum includes the chair Lincoln was sitting in when he was shot and the Rosa Parks bus. A few photo highlights of the trip.


Luke clearly has a train fetish. We spent 30 minutes hanging around this train - one of the largest ever built. Luke enjoyed playing conductor as people climbed the stairs to see the controls the train. I'm guessing he sounded the whistle 100 times.


Luke and Papa were hand partners most of the afternoon. This was mostly because Luke refused to standstill while the rest of us looked at the exhibits. There were some interactive displays along the way. This one shows how hard you have to spin a wheel to generate electricity. I don't think Luke quite made it to 200 watts.


Mae spent half the time in the stroller and the other half trying to climb every set of stairs in the museum. Needless to say she was tuckered out by the end of the day.


The green screen exhibit was a hit with Luke. You can see him on the monitor rocking out with Eddie Van Halen in Van Halen's "Jump" video. You could choose from a variety of songs to dance to. I'm glad he appreciates the artistic capabilities of David Lee Roth.