Frankenmuth

 Last year we made a great trip with our wonderful friends, Arthur and Kristina to Bronner's Christmas store in Frankenmuth, Michigan.  (Remember?)  We had such a great time that Grant and I have decided to make it an annual family event to go up there and pick out an ornament every year.  As this month is rapidly filling up with things to do, we figured we should take advantage of today and head up there while we could.  So glad we went - we had a blast.

Everyone got to pick out an ornament.  Grant got a really cool spinning star.  I continued to build my collection and got a 'smore' ornament of a 'smore baking, whose bowl says "Sugar and Spice", Noah got a penguin fire fighter and Mikayla found a princess tiara.  Everyone was thrilled with their picks.  We could have probably spent all day there are so many things to see.  But we headed out, grabbed some lunch and then went over to Birch Run for a bit to hit up the outlet mall.  We've been looking to get both of the kiddos new winter hats and had major success.  You'll have to check out the pictures to see what I mean...

How many pictures does it take to get a good one of them with the elves....

 Noah's ornament

 Mikayla's choice

 Me and my 'smore

 Grant's star spins!

 Their new hats  (Yes, Noah's is a shark that looks to be eating his head)