Labor Day

Since David and I both had Labor Day off we decided to get adventures! We drove up 94 highway to Fort Gratiot to the Lighthouse. We did some geocaching or at least tried. Not the most successful day for that. It was a warm one, and we eventually made our way back home, but not without a stop in Marine City. Where there was a nice ice cream shop!

 Not an actual lighthouse but still very cute! Marine City has a long boardwalk along the St. Clair River. That gets you close to the ships, on the other side of the ship is Canada.

We were getting her right before they closed! But it was really good ice cream, yes we forgot to take a picture of it. Sorry.

P is for Pop's Italian

To celebrate Penny's birthday (David's Mother) we went to a little italian restaurant over in the ferndale area that Eric and Sarah found. OH and it was soo good!  It was called  "Pop's Italian" David and I shared a personal pizza and a chicken parmason. I forgot to get a picture of the pizza but the chicken was huge and good!

Eric ordered a taste of wine, something the restaurant specializes in. This is often done for beer samples. He choose 4 different wines and each had a card explaining what type of wine it was.

 One of the murals on the wall inside the restaurant.

M stands for Mikes on the Water

Here we start again! This past sunday (Aug 28th) David and I were invited to dinner by another couple in our church! We went to Mikes on the water. and wow it was good!

 The menu is also you placemate! Very Cool

It's a seasonal restaurant due to lack of traffic on the lake during the winter time! We will be back before the end of the summer!

Our First Round of Resturant Alphabet

Our official list first round of restaurants!


A- Anna's House -Feb 2015 -GR
B- Blue Tractor -May 2015- Traverse City
C- Clam Lake Beer Company- May 2015 - Cadillac
D- Detroit Coney Island - Feb 4 2016 - with mom and dad
E - East Egg - October 2014 - with Peter- kalamazoo
F- Five Star Cafe- 2015 -here
G- Gina's Restaurant - 2014 - here
H- Harry's of Grosse Pointe - Nov 2015 - here
I- Irish Coffee - July 2014 - here
J- Jays Stuffed Burgers - June 2014 - Plymouth,
K- Kara's Family Restaurant - Jan 18,2016 - here
L- Local Kitchen - June 2014 - Ferndale- with Penny, Eric and Sarah
M- Motor City Brewery- July 2014 - with Corrissa and Eric
N- Noodle Company - April 10, 2015-with Pastor Russ, Carol, and Kim
O- Original Pancake House -2014 -here
P- Pronto - 2014 -Ferndale
Q- The Q Smokehouse - July 24, 2016 - Ludington- with mom
R- Real Foods Cafe - Aug 2014 -GR
S - Shores Grill- 2015- Here
T- The Terrence Room - May 2016 - Cadillac
U- Uncle Harry's Deli - June 201, 2016 -Here
V- Village Grill - July 2015 -Here
W- Whisky Six - Feb 13,2016 - with kim
X- Xochimilco- Oct 11, 2014 - My birthday!!
Y- Your Mothers Bar- Aug 20,2016 - here, with kim
Z- Zeus Coney Island - June 17,2016 - lansing.

Y is for Your Mothers Bar

After the museum we decided  to get another letter for our restaurants. David found up in Mt. Clemen's a Y (about 30 min drive), that we have been needing to close out round 1 of the alphabet.

 my meatloaf dinner! very yummy!!

local museum

Sat  Aug 20th,  Kim was in town and it was a cloudy day! We were concerned that it was going to rain if we did anything outside so David took us to Marvin's Mechanical Museum!

It's an all old time mechanical machines very funny most of them operated on a quarter or 2. Many pinball machines you can actually play! Hands on museum!
It was lots of fun.

Ford House

One of the house on the Ford property is the doll house that Eleanors mother, Grandma Clay bought for Josephine the only daughter of the Fords for her 9th birthday, a life size doll house.!
 However, the story goes that Josephine was quite the tomboy and didn't use it much!

here is kim standing infront of it. Only 3 rooms, kitchen, living area, and bedroom.