We left Lake Erie in the morning to make the 5 hour drive to Ann Arbor, Michigan. Sara Walker greeted us with a warm smile and freezer pops! Ty went to grad school with Sara at UCSB, and has been living in Ann Arbor for the past three years finishing her internship and post doc program. Ann Arbor is a vibrant college town full of young families. After taking a hot shower which refreshed our weary bones, we all headed downtown to the Summer Kids Festival. The stre...

After a restful night in Sarah and Corby's guest room, we got on our festive American flag colored clothing and headed downtown to watch the local 4th of July parade! We met up with another family that Sarah knew, and all sat on the curb watching the high school bands march past behind homemade floats that were full of waving residents. Noah had a look of awe, as usual, and happily sat on mommy's lap as the parade marched by. After the parade, we got to explore t...