Conference weekend, we decided to head up to the upper peninsula to see all the colorful leaves. We've wanted to go to mackinac island and pictured rock, but we didn't think we could squeeze it all in just a weekend. We decided to go to pictured rock. Once we arrived, we decided to find a hotel for the night. Every hotel was booked, no vacancy signs on EVERY door. It was so frustrating and we couldn't camp cause it was way too cold! I was so bummed! We decided to head back to mackinac island, which was quite a distance away. We grabbed snacks for the road, changed Emre's diaper, fed him, then headed back to mackinac city. It was really late and so Alastair and I asked each other questions about our childhood to keep each other awake. It was pretty fun to share memories of when we were kids! We arrived at the hotel pretty late and slept pretty well. We woke up whenever we finally felt like it and headed out to mackinac island on a speed boat. With Emre being