Thursday, August 14, 2008

A Day in Frankenmuth

On Monday we went up to Frankenmuth to spend the day. It is a town founded by Germans. The town looks as though you were in Germany. It is beautiful!! There are little fudge shops (this was my favorite!), cheese shops, little gift shops, horse drawn carraiges, and little german bands playing music along the street. There is a river running down the middle of the town with a paddle wheel riverboat in it. Our first stop was Bronner's Christmas Wonderland. It is the world's largest Christmas store. It is the size of 5 1/2 football fields. It costs over $1000 dollars a day in electictiy to run the lights inside the store. They have every possible christmas ornament you can possibly think of - you name it, they have it. Brighton actually sat still in his stroller almost the entire time just looking at all the lights!


This is a picture of the girls on a bridge overlooking the boat and part of the shops.



Aspen & Autumn on a walking path in front of a old wooden bridge.

Brighton & Autumn looking out over the riverboat railing.


Jay and the kids on the riverboat.


Our family on the bow of the riverboat.


Aspen & Autumn on the walkway of the old wood bridge.


Jay & I on the walkway of the old wooden bridge.


We actually wore out Brighton. He fell asleep as soon as he got in the car. AHHH silence almost the entire way home!!!!

3 comments:

Shannon said...

Aww that looks like a lot of fun!!! You all look great!! Miss ya!!!

Dot said...

That looks like a neat place to visit. We'd love to see that. Mom and Dad L.

Jesmyluk said...

I have actually been there!!! I was about 5 or 6 so I don't remember a lot. But I remember the giant Santa. That is so cool!! Thanks so much for sharing. Miss you guys!!!!