M&M II rally Thursday

Today is the last day so we had the "must have" games of ladder ball & washer toss. Ron & Lois and Ron & Roberta were the champs this year. Friday morning we are returning to randy & Kristi's pasture. We arrived early in the afternoon so we had about 4 hours with Devyn before she went to moms.

If you are curious Judy & I left with $75 of Little River's Casino $$$$.

M&M II trolley & Babcock House Wednesday

On Tuesday we took a trolley ride in Manistee to learn and see more of the city. After the trolley most of us returned to the casino for lunch. Part of the package to have the rally at Little River was $10 per person per day for food at one of the casinos three restaurants. We each also received $50 in casino money. After lunch we went to the Babcock house for a tour, the place was full of old stuff, the house was built in 1880.

M&M II HitchHiker Rally Monday

On Saturday we went 260 miles north to the Little River Casino in Manistee, MI for a HitchHiker rally. Judy & I organized it so we went in a day early. The first 3 years we had our HitchHiker we gathered with Michigan RV friends for lunch. Last year we had the first rally so we are continuing the tradition. Attendees this year are from MI, TX, NB, OH, & FL. There are 13 HitchHikers due to be here this week. Sunday evening we had the opening pot luck dinner then planned our activities . On Monday we went to Silver Lake to ride the dune buggy beside Lake Michigan then back to Manistee and lunch at the Road House. The ride was NOT a thrill ride unfortunately. Judy's dad told her years ago he would not do it again so her hopes were pretty high & she was disappointed but the group did enjoy it.
Tuesday we will have a rib-let and sweet corn pot luck in the afternoon after the guys gather (& the girls too) separately to do some serious RV talk'n.

Some vacation huh Renato?

GOOD job Renato!!!!

Jody & Renato flew up for a weeks vacation and visit. Renato wanted to help Randy tile the main bathroom and it took ALL week to do. In fact they worked some 12 hour days and finished 10 minutes before Renato had to get cleaned up for the return trip to Biloxi, even after they extended their stay a day. I will say the marble shower enclosure and floor look really nice. Renato is experienced working with tile, the shower is made for two, I think the plan is for Randy & Kristi, not Renato.

Kristi took some pictures of the Bahnmiller clan so here we all are.

Life in Onsted

Devyn's cousins Hunter & Tyler were here for a couple days so we were sure to take advantage of them. For helping wash our home Judy took them to the fair.

Hey Devyn, your suppose to ride the horse not the goat!

Remmington & Annie are doing just fine, they like to roam around the house in the evening. Remmy really likes mullberry leaves.

There's a new kitten at the Bahnmiller's...Ally, short for alligator because she likes to bite rather than scratch. She is a very nice, cute, active kitten with a great personality.

Onsted, Devyn, Randy & Kristi

We made a stop Thursday in Elkhart to visit Mor/ryde and have our suspension system checked. They replaced the rubber springs with a heavier rubber as the ones on the HitchHiker were too soft and didn't have sufficient travel. We now have a stiffer rubber spring that was on before and had a harsh ride, we'll see what happens in a year. Everything else was OK.
We made it back to Onsted & the pasture Thursday late afternoon and set up. It's been quite hot in Elkhart & Onsted, no surprise. It's great to be back & see Randy & Kristi, last we saw them was in April in Biloxi. Devyn was overnighting at a friends house Friday so we picked her up Saturday afternoon so the fun has begun! Judy is a happy granny with her family.....and she can cut some grass...lots of it. Life is good.