While we wait for them, I guess I will tell you about our 5th of July celebration. Seth took Tuesday off so that he could have an extra long holiday weekend. We were still a little tired but we did not intend to sit home and waste a perfectly good day off so we hit the beach.
We headed a little further North than usual to North Beach in Racine (still on Lake Michigan). Of all the many, many beaches around here, this one reminded me the most of the ocean. Lots and lots of sand to walk through to get to the water and a nice soft sandy entry into the water-some of the beaches on LM are rocky. The water was a lot more clear than at the ocean though. We could see all the way to the bottom and even a few small fish. It was a gorgeous day! I told Seth that he should quit his job and we should just sit on the beach all day every day. He reminded me that if he quit his job we would have to live on the beach, even in the Winter. I guess that wouldn't be much fun, so we did send him back to work yesterday, but not before we soaked in a whole lot of fun.
We grabbed some burgers at the beach side snack shack.
And played at this park on the beach, but not for too long because it was hot and we wanted to get down by the water.
Which was COLD!!! Alex is trying to smile in spite of it. If you plan to swim in Lake Michigan you have to give it a minute to numb your legs. Ha,ha!
And played at this park on the beach, but not for too long because it was hot and we wanted to get down by the water.
Which was COLD!!! Alex is trying to smile in spite of it. If you plan to swim in Lake Michigan you have to give it a minute to numb your legs. Ha,ha!
When just me and the kids go to the beach we don't bring a cooler because I don't have enough hands to carry it to the water with the rest of our stuff so Chloe was thrilled to have Daddy join us and tote the goodies. She loves to grub!
This is the view I saw the most from my place on my towel. I love the beach this year. My kids are the perfect ages to just play all day and the water stays shallow for a really long time so I can let them wander out quite a ways before I have to head out and help, and by then they are usually chilly and heading back for the sand on their own. The only bad thing about our little beach trip, was that Seth got to see up close how easy my life is in the Summer.
Seth and the little two playing bean bags before the show.
Me and Lyssa in the trunk playing Mastermind.
And showtime!
I did not like Cars 2 nearly as much as the first one, but it was still okay. Alex loved it because it had secret agents. Oh, and a little tidbit for my local friends...the drive-in is $12 a car load on Tuesday nights. You have to request that price though or they will charge you full price. For my family that was half off the regular price and it includes two movies. Of course we have never stayed for the second one because it starts late and is not typically a kids show, but still it's a pretty good deal.
Alright let's go see how my little monkeys are doing. Judging from what I am hearing in the next room, I am not terribly hopeful.
11 comments:
Oh how I wish we were coming out during the summer instead of October!! But this year was dedicated to babies--and camping. Save those kids just like they are for just a few more months til I get there to see them. Looks like a great long weekend!
WOW! That lake "Beach" looks beautiful. If I hadn't read your post, I might have been fooled into thinking you were really at the beach. I miss the beach. :(
Don't you just love stolen vacations???? Looks like it was a perfect ending for your All American Fourth! Darling suits, too. I never would have guessed LM would have such gorgeous beaches. All I've seen are the rocky ones down in Chicago.
Your kids are the perfect ages for a beach outing. We went to the beach today and I was saying how it just doesn't work with a baby. Even though she is really good, there is just nothing there for her to do (except try to eat sand)!
I'm so jealous of your beach. It looks like so much fun.
Julie, LM beaches are hit and miss, but there are lots of nice ones, even down in Chicago. In fact some of the ones in Chicago are the coolest because you look out at the water and turn around and bam there is the city. And if you can't find a beach you like on LM, every town seems to have a little lake and those ones are actually warm enough to dive into. I love it!
Val, I love the beach even with a baby but it is a lot more work. This is the first year where it is just easy and I am loving it. We went again today. My kids are browning up nicely but still no trace of pigment on my pasty skin.
My skin is the same way! Actually, I feel like I'm whiter than ever. You know that how ET turns that grayish color when he is dying at the end of the movie? That is my skin tone...
When we were at Lake Michigan last month there was a ferry you could take across to the other side. We should meet up next summer!
Sally, We definitely need to meet up while you guys are living in MI. We have thought about taking the ferry across one way and then driving around the Northern part of the lake but even one way tickets on that ferry are over $250 for a family of 5. I think you guys are only about 5 1/2 hours away from us even with driving around the lake though so if we met in the middle it is really not far at all.
I forgot about that park. My parents and I went to it with Abi when she was really little. I think I need to go there again!
I need to get the girls to the beach as well. And the drive in.
We haven't done nearly enough of the summer activities I had planned yet.
Ditto on Cars 2. And a beach trip! Even living there part time in the winter might be ok?)And picking up kids toys. I ditto all!
And conversation with ALEX is a hoot! Maddy is also starting to notice the words of songs and it scares me when she repeats them outloud. Maybe we should ride in silence:)
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