Last week we spent the week at the beach with my parents, Abby and Alex and lots of cousins. This is the 3rd time we have vacationed at
Beachwalk in Michigan City, IN on Lake Michigan. (
2010,
2012) The weather could have been better, but that didn't stop our fun! We had great beach weather the first 3 days and then it turned cooler and a little rainy. I have a ton of pictures, so be prepared :)!
We took a walk down to the beach when we got there on Friday. It is so beautiful!
The weather the next few days was perfect for some beach time.
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| Sandy boy |
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| Sand angels |
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| Scout buried Ethan in the sand |
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| Ethan and Scout spent a lot of time digging gigantic holes :). |
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| Katie and Nora |
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| Again with the holes... |
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| Swimming in Lake Michigan |
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| Here they are again, with Haley joining the fun :) |
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| Snack time |
We also spent a lot of time walking, riding bikes or scooters and taking golf cart drives around the resort. And sometimes stopped at the playground for some fun!
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| This boy loves the monkey bars/rings |
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| Scout, Nora and Katie on the big green slide! |
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| Piling on the golf cart with Uncle Alex |
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| One of our evening walks |
We were there over the 4th of July, so we had to do some festive activities :)!
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| Nora's ready! |
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| She wasn't too sure about the sparklers at first |
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| Micah was our firework specialist |
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| Watching in awe :)! |
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| Love these 2 (and their sister in the background) |
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| She figured out she could do it too. |
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| Grandma Terri, Nora, Jared and Micah- just hanging out |
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| Atley was captivated by the fireworks |
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| Ethan and his sparkler |
After our firework fun at the houses, some of us headed down to the beach to watch the fireworks over the lake.
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| Ethan and Alex- patiently waiting |
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| Among the crowd on the beach |
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| Happy 4th from Jared and I :) |
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| Finally fireworks! |
One day we took the kids to the local zoo. It's a small zoo and we had a great visit!
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| All the kids, ready to go in! |
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| Ethan's wingspan vs. the Bald Eagle |
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| View of Lake Michigan from the zoo...so pretty! |
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| Cute kids ;) |
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| Hanging out with the river otters |
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| Feeding the birds |
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| HUGE white tiger |
Our trip also included a lot of fun family time!!
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| Pile up on Abby! |
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| Ice cream time with cousins! |
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| Pop and a sleeping Atley |
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| Happy baby |
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| All the kids loved playing with Atley |
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| Especially Scout :) |
We had a fire pit at our house, so naturally we had to have s'mores!
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| Looking down on the fun! |
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| Yummy! |
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| Marshmallow mouth |
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| Atley had to settle for a mum mum... |
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| My mama and I |
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| Pop rescued her from the stroller |
