Lake Michigan Camping and Michigan's Adventure

We spent 3 days at Lake Michigan camping and going to Michigan's Adventure. It was such a fun trip. It will be our last outing before the baby comes and we certainly made the most of it. The first day we went to Chuck E. Cheeses before we checked in to our cabin at Muskegon State Park. The boys had been looking forward to Chuck E. Cheeses for a full year. At the camp ground, the boys rode their bikes, played on the swings, and we all walked over to the Michigan Winter Sports Complex where they have 2 luge tracks. One for the winter and a wheeled luge track for the summer. Sadly, the boys had to be 8 years old to go.

The next day we spent all afternoon at the lake. Seriously, I sat on this beach towel for 4 hours. The boys played in the sand and water. Then Chris took them for an hike on some huge boulders to get closer to the light houses.

Wednesday was the last day of camping, so after we checked out of our cabin, we went to Michigan's Adventure. It is a amusement park/water park combined and we had so much fun! The weather was super dreary in the morning, so we just went on rides - and never waited in one line! Then after lunch we spent the afternoon at the water park and the boys loved it! Aaron's favorite was the wave pool. Alex's favorite was this tunnel slide called the snake pit which was totally dark inside. We spent every moment, from when the park opened to when it closed, doing stuff. It was a very fun day.

Climbing the dunes

Alex being cheesy while Aaron was moping about getting his picture taken.

On the Lazy River

Running from the waves

Alex went down this slide 30 times

New Dining Room Table

After scanning Craigslist for months, I finally found a great dining room table $80. Its fits perfectly in our house, color and size wise. Plus, it has two large leaves. So we can now seat up to 10 without having to pull out the folding craft table. I am a happy girl.

I feel this is blog worthy. Seriously, it was months of daily scanning on Craigslist. The post was listed with no picture, but she said it came with two large leaves and a pad. It also turned out her house was wheelchair accessible. (totally uncommon) And so I felt really lucky. She also gave me a sweet padded leather piano bench for free.

Alex's Kindergarten Art

The school year is coming to a close and today Alex brought home all the art he made in Kindergarten. I was very impressed.

Lego Land Discovery Center Chicago

The boys and I spent the weekend in Chicago while Chris was in New Orleans on business. We had a great time at Lego Land. It was a pretty cool place. They call this location a discovery center because it was more condensed and only had two rides. The boys love it. They got to build models, race the cars they built, watch a 3D movie, played on a playground, rode rides, built with huge legos, and bought some new sets at the end. Good day.

The boys had fun at the huge playground in the Woodfield Mall

We went to the Rainforest Cafe in Chicago. Wow. I was so impressed and I am still amazed at everything they had to see there. We even saw a diver in these tanks cleaning the sculpture. The food was average, but the ambiance was unbeatable.

Baby Shower

My sweet friends Molly and Andrea threw a joint baby shower for me and my two friends. The three of us work together in the church primary presidency and we were totally showered with love and gifts. It was amazing!