The Bauer Family

About a month ago Michelle and I decided to take a fall color tour and Brendan would be coming with us.  So we did our planning and reserved our rooms.  Brendan had a half day of school so we picked him up at school and headed out. Our first destination was Manistee.  We made a quick stop in Clare and resumed our trip and arrived at our hotel at 3:00pm.  We rested for a while and then headed out to check out the old downtown area. We took a little walk on the river walk and came across this little guy. This river otter was hanging out on the dock! We made our way out toward Lake Michigan and started to head back when we got to the entry to the beach.  There was a great view. Light House at the river channel. We then headed back into town and stopped to eat. TJ's Pub was nice. After dinner we went back down to the beach and walked out on the pier.  It was cold and windy. Glad we brought our winter coats and hats! ...

Fall went back into full swing today.  The high did not even hit 60 degrees!  We were preparing for the family party for Brendan's Birthday.  His Birthday is Monday.  We did some work and then I went out for a short ride.  I had not tested the Vortex since the brake upgrade so I got it ready and took it out. Ready to Roll. I went down to the park and rode around Burt a bit.  I almost hit 8 miles.  It was a nice ride. So then it was back to the house and continued to prepare for the party.  Family started to arrive around 4pm and we had dinner followed by cake and watching football. Pokemon Cake The Birthday Boy! Happy Birthday budy!