The UP is very pretty! The whole town has a gorgeous view of Lake Michigan, and I'm completely jealous of the home owners who literally have the lake as their back yard! The weather has been great and thankfully we haven't seen the cold and rainy stuff that we arrived in! Actually the weather isn't much different from what we are missing back home! It's been in the upper 70's, but with a very nice breeze coming off the lake!
The first two days, we didn't do much, just tried to find everything and make sure we got a good visit in with Dean before he had to work on Monday. The first day was cold and rainy, so we just ran errands, and stayed close to the apartment. I wish it hadn't been so cold, because they had a really neat classic car show that apparently is a really big deal, and thousands come each year to check it out. It sounds like it was very similar to Cool Desert Nights, and of course I hate that I never get to be home for that each year, so I was pretty bummed about not getting to go when something like that was so close!! Thankfully, a few of the cars ended up staying at the hotel here so I got to admire them from the windows! There are also quite a few that are still in town, probably locals enjoying their cars in this weather! :)
On Sunday, we all took our first trip to Lake Michigan!! The water is really low right now, so it was shallow enough for us to walk out quite a ways before it even got deep. Jax was a little hesitant, but after seeing other kids running through the water, he joined right in. Surprisingly the water wasn't too cold. Liam didn't know what to think of the sand/mud, but let me take a few photos of him with a smile!
We also took a trip out to Dean's job site so that we could all see where Daddy worked and the big windmill erected last year! It's a beautiful drive out, and only 35 minutes away from where we're staying! There is only one turbine up right now, but pretty soon 14 more will be soaring through the fields overlooking the lake! Jax was so excited to see what Daddy did, and has now decided he'll help build windmills when he's a little bit older! Of course we couldn't go right up to the windmill for safety reasons, but we got as close as we could for some pictures!
The photo above is of a top out crane. Just to show you how big these suckers are, the small crane next to it, is a normal size crane!
Daddy let Jax get dressed up in his gear to take a look! He thought he was pretty cool stuff "working" with Daddy! :)
As we were loading up, Jax put his fingers in the opening of the truck doors (back door opened and on the side), and Dean unknowingly slammed his poor fingers in the door. :( Dean felt absolutely horrible, but a few tears later from both Mommy and Jax, and ice cream for dinner he felt much better. So glad that we woke up to normal colored fingers! That could have been a bad accident! My poor baby has had a rough two weeks!!
The past week with Dean at work, the boys and I have had lots of beach and playground days! There are two really nice beaches with these huge playgrounds for the boys to burn off energy at! The first day is where I met a local mom and her son who's six, but played really good with Jax! So we exchanged numbers and have had several other dates already including going to see Madagascar 3 and a fun day at the park! Everyone I've met and talked with here is so nice, and very eager to share the fun things to do in the town. The "Yoopers" are definitely giving the southerners a run for their money in hospitality!
We have also gone to visit the Sand Point Lighthouse and Museum, and all three of us had a really good time! Jax was very interested in the old trains, and the big bicycle, and all the components to operate a lighthouse. He really wanted to stay there, and said he would stay in the little room, but would really like his Cars to come too. There was an old school bell that both the boys had fun ringing, but they were very loud!! So cool to experience the historical parts of our trip, and even if the boys don't remember it, I will!
The suites that we're staying at also have a country club right up the road, and now that the outdoor pool is open, I plan on lots of time up there as well! Our hotel has a pool and spa, but it's indoors and that's not good for anything but rainy days! I would much rather be at a beach, so I don't have to fear the boys falling in without me right there, but the pool is good to have right up the road for a quick trip vs. packing for the day and dealing with the aftermath of sand!
There are several things I have planned for the upcoming weeks, and trying to keep the boredom level down, but for the most part, we are on a schedule and having a really fun time. Liam has decided once again, to cut teeth on "vacation" and is currently working on 3 or 4 at the same time. So the past two days have been pretty hard on him, but if this means he won't be miserable on the plane ride to WA, I'll take it.
Dean's work hours have varied, but it's still very nice to be home and get to see him for a little bit each day, and then definitely take advantage of the days he gets off early! I know that we'll be busy after we leave here with flying home, but we're all really going to miss not seeing Daddy until we decide to come back up!
We'll that's my update for now. I've got an album loaded with the pictures from this trip so far.
Hope everyone is doing well!
Love Shylah and the Boys!!!
(P.S. My next blog update probably won't be until after we get home and do a trip recap, as Dean's computer absolutely hates me, and has made something so simple as loading pictures and adding paragraphs between take almost 3 hours!!!)
