My Father in Law is a man of many talents. One of them is restoring things...

He restores old toys, campers, tractors,CARS...

When he found his latest project he sent a picture to me right away to show me that it qualifies for this years PPS!

 I like it  for that reason... Cooper likes it because  Grandpa Ken has a Sir Topham Hatt car!

Now I wonder if Ben and I can convince him that he doesn't need the Studebaker convertible anymore. hmmm...

He also has a Model A that he fully restored and it's great fun... I know I have a picture around here someplace...

At some point I figure he's going to run out of garage space!

What's YOUR hobby?

The kids and I are out wading through flowers... will return soon. Maybe.

How many circles do you see here?

MERCYLESSONE   HERE and HERE

BUCKEYEDGIRL31     HERE

TVTFLN  HERE

This fellow was in the mood for posing at the beach the other day.

He landed on a patch of black sand and I though... ick, move please... But when I got home I was surprised to find I like the black sand shots the best!

SEEDSOWER  has Michigan CIRCLES  HERE

I was with her when she shot most of these. I am ashamed that I missed so many of them! But then she's incredible, what can I say!

SEEDSOWER has NYC CIRCLES     HERE

BUDDLY47  has a CIRCLE HERE

CHARLOTTE COLORS   HERE

DANISH DOLL   HERE

My Father in LAw has a cool FACE IN THINGS picture too... but I'm going to post it here tomorrow.

I hope I haven't missed anyone! If I did PLEASE let me know so I can add you!

I'll leave you with a take off!

How are you guys liking the PPS09 so far? Should we do it again next year?

Until tomorrow!

The last two lighthouses are ones I've posted pictures of before.

The Old Mission Lighthouse

This is one you can be lighthouse keeper of.

Mackinaw Lighthouse

I took this shot when I visited the island with Beth this summer... Great time.

And to finish off the weekend posts I leave you with this picture of Charlie...

Calling the Waves

Oh to have the joy and imagination of childhood again.

One of my favorite things about being a parent is experiencing my childhood  over again through them.

Why have kids if you aren't going to enjoy them, right?

What's a great memory from YOUR childhood?

Some of you mentioned  that you would like to stay in a light house.

There are several in Michigan  you can do that at.

If you want to find more go...

HERE!

You can stay at the Northport Cat's Head light station.

You can be the lighthouse keeper for a week at a time.

The actual light station is down farther on the beach, this house is now too far up on the beach to be used.

The kids and I also went swimming and rock picking with my friend Megan that day too.

Cooper facing the waves like Neptune.

My little mermaid

Isabelle left me a little message that she knew I would find while I was looking for rocks.

Today we took Ben  to that beach and came home with a sand bucket full of Petosky stones and Charlevoix stones!

A partial Charlivoix stone

Overheard in the car on the way home.

*Kids arguing over who gets the shower first when we get home.*

CHARLIE: Rock , paper, scissors, two out of three!

ISABELLE:  Rock I win!

CHARLIE:  NO! Paper, I win!

COOPER:  Rock, paper, scissors, can't beat the WAVE OF DOOM!

*makes waving motion with tiny hand*

It was a great day!

Hope yours was too!

Manistee North Pierhead Light Station

Michigan has 124 light houses and light stations.

So far this summer I have taken pictures of five, two that I hadn't been to before.

Since it's going to be a slow weekend I think I'll post the light houses now and the PPS 09 link post on Monday.

If your interested in seeing the names and locations of all of the lighthouses go...

HERE

I know I need to do a link post but I'm too lazy! I will do one tomorrow... I will!

 I thought I'd do a FAVORITE THINGS POST, I haven't done one in awhile.

The above video is one I saw a long time ago on Trebelclef's site, today I was listening to another one of my favorite things, This American Life on NPR and they were talking about it, so I thought I would share it here.

~Favorite beauty product~

I know it might not work, but I like it and I think I see a difference... I get the plus spf 15 so if nothing else it's protecting my face from the sun.

~Favorite video podcast~

PhotoshopTV

~Favorite Song~

Let Your Love Flow from the toyota Prius commercial!

Free download HERE

~Favorite reading material~

Smithsonian Magazine

~Favorite CANDY!~

Jaw Breakers!

I love them... can't eat them around Ben though, I like crunching them, he can't stand that.

I've bored you enough.

Tell me, what is one of your FAVORITE THINGS?

Isn't summer supposed to be relaxing?

I suppose it is for most people... but not for us, we go, Go, GO!

I like it.

The Little Red School House

Today we went to the beach in Northport and picked stones.

The kids found fifteen Petosky stones in under an hour.
Then we hit the lighthouse...

I am too tired to edit pictures now, I'll put some up later.

Lately I've been checking out the milkweed.

Have you ever noticed how pretty milkweed flowers are?

I love seeing milkweed, to me they represent Monarch butterflies!

Have you been GOING this summer?

Cooper, Ben and I went on picture quest today.

It was a perfect cloud day!

I found this field and Cooper and I walked on the edge.

"Your going to be my model today." I told him.

"Well, what should I do?" he said.

"What do you want to do?" I asked

"I like the clouds." He said looking around. "I think I'll catch a cloud!"

"I think I'll catch... THAT ONE!"

"Jump for it." I said, so he did.

"I got it." He said,  proudly staring at his hands imagining he clutched a cloud.

Today was a perfect cloud day.

Living on memories since today it was rainy and 60 degrees all day.

 I guess that's what I get for living in Northern Michigan...

How is the weather where your at?