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DJ plays Euchre with his cousins (Ginger, Cory, John) and John's wife, Lisa at his Aunt and Uncle's house in Grand Rapids. He always liked these trips.

DJ with his new puppy, Zak, in the dog pen at the old Franklin street house.

DJ and Joel leave the beach area while January, a daughter of family friends, is nearby doing who-knows-what. In the background, you can see Uncle Dave's and Aunt Julie's trailer.

A picture of opportunity as many kids were in a single frame. The two kids sitting to DJ's left were children of the owner/operators of the Old Mission Inn across the street from the campground and standing up were January and her older sister.

Joel, DJ, and Andy acting silly for the camera as we jump off The Barge. I wish we could have video taped this instead of just getting a few pictures.

I'm not sure, but it looks like Andy, Joel, and I are feeding seagulls on the beach at Old Mission in this picture.

DJ sits around the campfire with his parents and a couple of kids of other people who were there at the same time.

DJ and Joel pose with sisters who are daughters of family friends at the Old Mission Lighthouse area.

DJ & Andy sitting around the campfire at Old Mission Campgrounds.

DJ blows out the candles on his cake at his 11th birthday party, held on Halloween of that year because it fell on a Saturday.

DJ poses on top of a rock pile at the Old Mission lighthouse beach area. This was a good memory.

DJ steps up to the plate during a spontaneous game of whiffle fall on the edge of the beach at the Old Mission campgrounds. That is his dad acting as a catcher.

There was a guy, Mark, who worked and lived at the campgrounds during the summer who owned that barge in the picture and also a jet ski and once in a while he would take kids out for a ride one at a time. This was DJ's turn. It was a lot of fun.

DJ and his birthday cake on his 8th birthday.

DJ sits with John and Dawn, his cousins on his mom's side. He was 7 at this time.