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That's how many pictures we took on our vacation, 259 pictures in 5 days! We spent 5 wonderful days in the peaceful Upper Peninsula of Michigan.  We stayed in Curtis, Michigan at an awesome cabin with an amazing view.

Ryan, Rylie and I joined my Dad, Stepmom, Brother, Stepsister and her two sons to be 'Yoopers' for the week (Local people who live in the Upper Peninsula call themselves Yoopers).  There is so much to do and see up there, we couldn't fit it all in, but we managed to do quite a bit and had a great time! Rylie was a great little traveler and it was so nice for her to be able to spend some quality time with her Grandma and Grandpa on that side of the family. 

Some of the things that we did while we were up there was visit Kitchi-ti-kipi, a really cool underwater spring. It is so neat to see the sand bubbling up from the bottom, and it is amazingly clear, you can see all the way to the bottom of the 10,000 gallons of water.

We went to Sault Ste. Marie to  purchase our fare share of Mackinac Fudge and Salt Water Taffy (which didn't even make it home : /, definitely not helping get back into pre-prego shape! ) and to see the Soo Locks where we all watched patiently as the boat was raised up.

We spent lots of time in the water and on the boat in Big Manistique Lake.  Rylie was not a fan of her life jacket (which I personally thought was adorable, so I don't understand why she didn't LOVE it)

but she came around once she discovered something to chew on

and when we docked, we took it off while the boys fished and she was a new child

The fish were biting like crazy and we caught tons of perch, and some walleye and bass.  Ryan got to fillet his first perch and we had some delicious fried fish for dinner

We also did plenty of swimming, relaxing around the campfire and on the screened porch, and spent plenty of time in the car since it was over 8 hours of driving each way. 

It was a great trip and I wish it lasted longer.  We didn't get a chance to do a lot of the things we wanted to like Tahquamenon Falls and The Bear Ranch, but we made great memories and got to spend time with family.

  I would love to share the other 248 pictures, but I will spare the space and time :)