Our Trip To Michigan

The day after my parents left for Poland, K, Len and I left for Michigan. We took a red eye. Our flight was at 12.30 (midnight). K slept at home until it was time to go to the airport. Here she is helping out with the luggage. (I forgot to take her birth certificate - the only ID document she has, but it turned out it wasn't needed. Noone asked us for any proof that K is our daughter! Isn't that interesting?)
We were a bit nervous about our first flight with K, but there was no need for it. She played with daddy for the first 30 minutes and slept for the rest of the flight. On the way home, it wasn't as smooth - K slept only for the first hour and then wanted to play. She was a trooper though considering the space limit and no toys (OK, I forgot those, too!).
Once at grandma and grandpa's, K was in heaven. Len's mom used to have a daycare not too long ago; she kept all the toys, which K was absolutely mesmerized by:
In the following two pictures, there are 5 generations captured. Klaudia and I are so lucky to be a part of such a 'rich' family (I never had a chance to meet my biological grandfathers; they had passed away years before I was born whereas K got to meet her great grandparents; how wonderful is that!)

From the right: Len, K, great grandpa Claude (Carter's great great grandpa),
aunt Claudel (Len's sister),
Mike (Claudel's son)
and little Carter (Mike's son, Claudel's grandson:)

Here she is (ready to run) with daddy, grandpa and great grandpa.

Finally, we got a chance to meet 3 new additions to our family. Here is Danielle (to the left), Mike's girlfriend:
Mike and Danielle's baby Carter:
And, little princess Bella - a daughter of Len's niece, Autumn:

Doesn't Len look good with babies?

Here are some more pics from our great vacation:

K obsessively playing with Danielle's cell phone.

Len and K's great grandma Lois.

K and uncle Jim playing knuckles.

Len, his dad with K and Len's nephew Parker.

K playing wii with cousin Chelsea (above) and auntie Claudel (below).

And, here is K chilling after an exhaustive game:

... and having fun rafting with daddy.

For two nights in a row, there were some serious storms with thunder and a lot of lightning at the lake where we all were staying. One night the lightning hit a tree next door, and although it didn't catch on fire, it exploded:
We had a wonderful time in MI (to those who know what I'm talking about: I'm trying to erase the spiders from my memory). We hope to see everyone soon - maybe in CA next time? Thank you to all for making our trip so memorable!