Ludington Weekend

Phil, Tula and I spent the holiday in Ludington with the Amsterburg family. Grandma Jill so graciously hosted us for the weekend. Friday we went into town for the parade, which according to Uncle Jan is the best parade in Michigan. We did see all sorts of floats, tractors, gymnasts, pirates fighting, goats and of course fire trucks galore. The highlight of the parade was the Scottsville clown band. It is basically a bunch of older men dressed in drag that play music while they march. They were the caboose of the parade. Some of them even did a nice little strip tease as they walked by. A little disturbing, but mainly funny.

Here we are waiting for the parade to start.


Rob, Phil, Tula & Grandma Jill waiting anxiously.


This guy was the Grand Marshal and also the leader of the Scottsville clown band.


Here are some of the guys... cute huh?

On our way back to the house, we stopped to see some of the storm damage. This bridge right by Grandma's house was totally washed out. It was amazing to see in person... scary too.

Later that night, we went out on Uncle Jan's boat to see the dunes and so the boys could fish (see later posting about fishing).

Phil & Uncle Jan enjoying the sunshine.

Saturday afternoon Phil and I walked around downtown Ludington and paroozed the Art Fair. There were so many booths and so many people, but it was really fun. We saw some very cool things and tried hard to resist the elephant ears.

After lunch, we celebrated Grandma Amsterburg's upcoming birthday with some pecan pie.