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

Our camping trip

I took the boys camping last night. Chris is in Washington D.C. this week so it was just me and the boys. I had to make a trip to Grand Rapids for a doctor appointment with an SCI specialist at Mary Free Bed Hospital. After the appointment was finished we continued on to the Lake Michigan campsite at Muskegon State Park. It was a great campground right on the beach with great accessibility features. Although we couldn't really utilize them all because it rained/drizzled the whole time. After spending an hour in the tent where the boys and I drew pictures... read books... and realized that we'd rather be outside in the rain than stuck in the tent. 

I got a fire started in the rain. It was a proud moment. Not so good for little Aaron. He burned his hand on the roaster stick while I was handing the man my camera.

The boys loved having their own flashlight. Aaron especially liked the head lamp.

It was cold, windy, and overcast at 10 am this morning, yet the beach was still so fun.

Their faces were filthy the whole time. It was awesome!

This picture was taken next to my artwork that was purchased by Mary Free Bed Hospital.  It was fun to see it on the walls. It was even more exciting for the doctor to walk into the exam room and say "So you are the artist! I love your piece!" I was thrilled.  I'm still smiling about it. I have never had art out in public before - its very exciting.