It was such a nice vacation for all of us. We took the kids to the beach a lot. It was hot and humid so the breeze off Lake Michigan was perfect. The kids loved playing in the sand digging holes and driving trucks and cars all over the place. Even Shane was in heaven using his newly perfected skill of walking to visit everybody on the beach.
Wyatt and Sam really enjoyed playing in the waves. They loved the feeling of getting knocked over by the surf and having the waves crash over them. They had absolutely no fear. We made them wear life jackets the whole time because the waves were about three feet tall when they came crashing in to shore and we wanted to make sure that nobody got dragged away in the under tow. The kids spent so much time in the sun that Sammy ended up turing into a blond!
We also took the kids blueberry picking a couple of times. Shane even got into the act and cleaned off any bush that you parked his stroller near! We ended up with 30 pounds of blueberries! I suspect that Sam ate almost 5 pounds all by himself!
We visited all of the favorite hot spot restaurants unique to the Grand Haven area... Fricanos, US 31 bar b q, Pronto Pup, Tip A Few, and Clover Bar. I especially loved getting frozen custard at Culvers. Wyatt and I drove by to check out the Flavor of the Day every day!
We took Wyatt, Jonah and Sam to the big Coast Guard fireworks show in the boat one night and didn't get back until almost midnight! It was so fun to see their faces when the first firework went up into the sky! Sam cheered louder than anyone around!
John took the boys Salmon fishing a few times. He took Sam and Wyatt two different times when the waves were so big that they both got sea sick and threw up in the boat. But, Grandpa and John let them tough it out and kept them out fishing until lunch time! The boys never complained about feeling bad either and came back excited and happy!
We spent almost every afternoon at Aunt Mari's pool. The boys are quickly becoming little fish in the water! I can't believe how far they came in just two weeks!
John and I especially loved being able to go out after the kids were in bed and spend some time together without any kids around since Grandma and Grandpa were willing to watch the kids for us! It was the best gift I could imagine!
We were really sad to leave. Wyatt told us that he want to live closer to Grandma and Grandpa's house so that we could see them every day! I guess that means that the kids had a good time on vacation so we can keep that on our calendar for next year! Make sure to clear your calendar for the first 2 weeks in August 2011 Grandma and Grandpa. We will be back and we can't wait!
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