On Monday of this week we decided to go to Lake Michigan with our friends/neighbors the Firth's. We got there about 1:00 - after a stop to get a gas can and gas for the Firth's who had run out of gas on the freeway about 2 miles from a gas station! Luckily we were just a few minutes behind them! We had a great time at the lake - it was 87 degrees and HOT and HUMID so the cold water felt so good! The kids had a blast and we left at about 4 with sand filled cars, tired kids and sunburns. And it turns out walking up the massive staircase and carrying kids through the burning hot sand to the lake and back to the car is a pretty good workout - my calves were sore for 2 days afterwards!
Miles loved this tube! The water is shallow all along the shore so he just sat in that and walked around loving the freedom he had.
Cutie pie Eleanor in her ballet suit - and perfectly positioned ballet hand.
I think this girl could live at the beach! She was in heaven.
Sophie loved the tube and riding the waves the boats would make for us when they rode by.After the lake and some lunch at Wendy's we took a nice scenic route to an ice cream store near home called Mooville. It's a dairy where they make their own ice cream and have a sandbox, petting zoo and swings/slide. We got there about 6:30 and it was perfect!
Clayton and Eleanor walking around to see the animals
Feeding the bunnies some dandelions
Miles kept getting some serious air going down this slide... and loving it of course!
Sophie and mama
You may remember a similar picture of Miles overlooking this "village" from last year...
Sophie sitting by the baby calf and eating her ice cream (bubble gum)
They also had cones filled with feed for the animals you could buy for 50 cents. I think this goat got most of it.We had a great time (again) this year and hope to make a few more trips with the rest of our neighborhood before summer is over!
6 comments:
That looks like a way fun place to go! Love the pics of course! thanks for sharing your memories. love you all!
That day was perfections! (Even with us running out of gas.) You guys are so fun to party with! I can't wait til we can get the whole gang to go again!
Thanks for sharing!! I love the picture of miles air born and the one of Lexie and Sophie together is awesome. And I love how Nora loves nature and all her diversities! (did I spell that right?) Grandpa John
How cute are those pictures! Love them all. Miss you guys
I am so sad that we missed out on this trip! We will definitely be there next time!!!! I am glad you had so much fun though.
Looks like so much fun! I can't believe it's already warm enough there to go to the beach! Looking at these pictures makes us wish we were in Michigan :)
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