It has been a long time since I updated the blog. I was having trouble getting pictures from my phone to the computer, but I think we have that working now. I will go back and fill in some more of our summer/fall activities, but for now I will start with our weekend trip to Grand Rapids.  This past weekend, we drove up to see my family and celebrate Ben's birthday. On Saturday morning we all met at Klackle's Orchard (except Jake...still in Traverse City). We had never been there before and I was impressed with all of the activities that they had for kids. You pay a price to get in and that includes almost all of the activities and a bag to pick apples. The weather was a little chilly at first, but after the first hour it felt perfect.  We spent several hours at Klackle's, then went back to my parent's house to have pizza and birthday cake. Ben wanted a Minecraft theme, so I brought some easy decorations. He ended up getting lots of Minecraft toys and has had fu...