First Sleepover

Adeline and Andrew had their first sleepover tonight.  After James and I shut the door they stayed up for a while talking and laughing.  I thought they would have been knocked out from the long beach day but I think they were too excited to sleep.  Within an hour they were both sound asleep...and didn't wake up until morning.

A long beach day...

I got a call from Missy the night before asking if I would be up for a long beach day.  Of course!  I don't think I would ever turn that down.

The kids met another little Eli who shared his toy boat.

North Muskegon Fireworks

We headed up to North Muskegon to meet and watch the fireworks with the Morse family.  I wasn't too sure how it would go given the very long day we had in the sun and water.  Adeline hung in there and had a blast with her friends but poor Andrew touched a sparkler and burnt his finger.  Daddy spent the whole evening with him, consoling him.  (finger is fine, just took a couple of days to heal)

At home fireworks

We came back to Cindy's house and put on some of our own fireworks.

Carter

Adeline

Andrew

Lauren

Buddies.

Adeline jumps off the diving board

This girl is so much fun!  

She very willingly jumped off the diving board many times.

My next job is to get her into swimming lessons.

James was right there in case she needed him, but with the life jacket she just popped right back up just fine.

A cute picture of James and Adeline

(so just as a side note....check out James' leg....it looks like a large fin, or maybe he got bit by a bee and it swelled up.  either way every time I look at this picture I just laugh)

Fourth of July with the Kamps

James, the kids and I all went over to our friend Cindy's in-laws pool for the day.  It was such a hot day and the water was so refreshing even at 90 degrees.  It was funny because Cindy and I joked about how you would jump in the pool and within minutes of getting out you were already dry.

Lauren and Adeline played so well together the entire time.

Andrew is not shy about the water anymore.  It was fun for him because he could touch in the shallow end and walk around with his floaties on.

James was great with the kids all day.  He might have been in the water just as long as the kids were.

I'm very thankful for my friend.

Beach day with the Morse family

Today we went to a different part of Duck lake and the channel.  Missy picked out a spot pretty close to where the channel meets lake Michigan.  We have about twenty feet of sand where Missy and I sit and are able to watch the kids play.  It really is the perfect spot besides the long walk.  Not far from the water's edge is a sand bar so Missy and I would consistently take the kids out to the sand bar to swim.

Adeline and Andrew enjoyed swimming out to the sand bar with their new floaties.  At one point I had Anna, Adeline, Matthias, and Andrew all in their animal floaties holding on to hands while I pulled them out.

For Uncle Josh

All dressed in Michigan gear.  

Andrew has finally allowed his Michigan hat into his rotation.  I don't know why it took so long but I am glad he is wearing it.

New floaties

 While James and I were out on our date we got the kids some cheap flotation toys.  Adeline is the duck and Andrew is the turtle.  Here they are with their new toys in the pool enjoying a push-up :)

Beach day with Mommy

James had to work this Saturday so after the gym the kids and I went back to the beach.  It was my job to prove to the kids that they could have fun with just Mommy and no friends.  We played in the water for a long time, built sand castles, dug big holes, ate yummy food, and then....one of Adeline's friends from school showed up, and then Daddy showed up, and then Grandma and Grandpa Bean showed up.

I wish I would have taken some pictures of everything else but for some reason I must have been distracted. We left shortly after Grandma and Grandpa came.  Once we got back to the house and were all cleaned up James and I were treated to a date night while the kids stayed back with Grandma and Grandpa.  It was a nice evening for all.  Thank you Grandma and Grandpa.

Fun Beach Day

It was so hot today....and the beach was a necessity.  Unfortunately the beach was a necessity for MANY other people too.  The beach was packed!

Adeline and Andrew had so much fun playing with all of their friends.

Silly Andrew

The girls were making a sand village.

Lauren and Carter working together.

I find myself very blessed to be surrounded by such great friends.

Our Stubborn Man

Andrew was so tired when we left that I was for sure he would fall asleep before we got home.  After the first video I thought he was asleep but then the second video shows that he was more mad that I was taping him.  And his "anger" kept him up until we got home but it took a lot of effort to stay awake.

Almost Three O'Clock

Me and the birthday boy!

We went on the go karts a couple more times where Adeline and I beat Andrew and Daddy and then Andrew and I beat Adeline and Daddy.

Andrew was upset at the end of the race because he couldn't see Daddy.  That was because Daddy was right on my tail (even bumping into me).  The video below is pretty funny because my husband knows me so well :)

Happy Birthday Daddy!  We love you!

Once it was three we went to cheer Daddy on while he hit the batting cages.  Don't worry, the kids were not in while the balls were being pitched.

What an Awesome Day!