Day 3: Fun in Fruitport

This picture is for my Mom. Growing up, she would always take a picture of us on the hotel bed on the last day of a trip. I couldn't help but plop Hannah down and take a quick shot..this one's for you Mom :)

We spent Saturday is the little town of Fruitport. They had an "Old Fashioned Days Festival". We enjoyed walking around the town, taking in some garage sales, a circus, the petting farm, and a circus.




Hannah and Daddy after the circus


We headed toward home on Saturday afternoon, but stopped to have dinner with our friend Fred and Sue on the way home. We enjoyed getting to catch up with them and their kids Stephanie and David. They made us a delicious dinner of bbq chicken, corn on the cob, potatoes, salad, and yummy strawberry shortcake for dessert. We sure enjoyed the time of fellowship!

This was Hannah's first time having corn on the cob..she did great and loved it!

Giggles with Pastor Fred


headed back for home and cuddling with her new giraffe (don't know how you cuddle with a plastic animal..but she sure was super excited about her new friend!)

Day 2: Hiking and swimming

Hannah slept in her pack 'n play, but enjoyed some Mommy and Daddy's cozy bed in the morning

On Friday, we spent the day hiking, enjoying more time on the beach, and swimming in the pool. We hiked at Muskegon State Park. We thought that Hannah would want to walk, but instead she ended up in Seth's arms the whole hike. I'm pretty sure that she melted his heart when she snuggled into his chest :)

exploring the pine needles on the pine tree

After a hike in the woods, we enjoyed a walk along beautiful Lake Michigan.

We had a picnic lunch and headed out to the beach for more fun

Hannah had fun burying our feet and hers in the sand then watching them re-appear

Hannah...about to tumble into the sand

Hannah took a short nap (pretty sure she was too excited about swimming) then we headed to the pool for a swim This was her first time using water wings and she did great! She did topple a few times when she was trying to turn...but otherwise did great. She loves the water and would swim all day if we would let her.

Water wings on and ready to go

She was very excited to be swimming all by herself

swimming with Daddy is so much fun!

just love that smile!

Our summer weekend trip: Meijer Gardens

We were able to get away for a few days of family time this past weekend...and had a great trip. We headed out to Muskegon, MI with a stop on the way there and the way back. We left on Thursday morning and our first stop was the Frederik Meijer Gardens in Grand Rapids.

Hannah enjoyed the childrens garden:

here she is just hanging out in the tree house

having a tea party with Mommy

digging in the sand with Daddy

this spot in the garden reminded her of Jesus' empty tomb

and of course...she loved playing in the water!

Seth's favorite statue...it was pretty amazing!

another neat one

my favorite statue

My favorite picture from the gardens of my sweet baby girl