Millenium Park Splash pad,swimming beach, giant playground and sunshine = one glorious day for mothers and children!
A gorgeous night sailing on the lake. 30 years old and this was my first time out on a sail boat...very fun! Luke loved jumping into the water and getting pulled behind the boat...but he didn't understand why we didn't bring fishing poles...LOL!
Evening swim in Lake Michigan...basically it looks like the ocean...ginormous and there are some waves. Our cousin Dustin got to see the 5 kids in action first hand :)
We spent a lot of time at different playgrounds by Carrie's...soo fun! Above is a picture of the kids eating lunch in her backyard at their woodland kids table...it reminds me of gnomes and fairies...haha soooo cute!
One of the first nights we were there with Bapo we all went down to Lake Michigan for evening swimming and roasting hot dogs on the beach...it pretty much rocked! We definitely missed having Keith there...hopefully next time he will be able to come with us!
Swimming, sand castles, sand dune jumping...and let's not forget eating on the beach...YES life is good!
We went to the cute town of Rockford one morning and walked along a boardwalk, ate delicious custard on the dam and managed to sneak in some quick window shopping with the 5 hooligans :) It basically had to be window shopping because there was no way we were getting 5 kids into those tiny specialty shops...oh in my next life I will be visiting Rockford...you can count on it!
A day out at Grand Haven...another beautiful beach on lake Michigan.
The trip wouldn't have been complete without a stop at Fredrick Meijer Gardens and the Zoo. Thank you so much Carrie and John for helping us make this visit possible...we loved over staying our welcome for 2 weeks and we miss you guys already!
