Grand Haven, Day 7 & 8

I don't have a lot of pictures from these last few days.  On Friday we woke up, ate, and headed to the beach.  After some fun in the sun, we stopped at Butch's again.  It was just as good as the first time.  So worth it.

After nap, we got ready and headed back out to Fricano's.  YUMMY!  Blake was not cooperating this night. He was tired from our long week of beach, sun, and staying up late.

We had planned on staying up late and watching the Musical Fountain.  Rob took one for the team and stayed behind with a sleeping Blake.

We walked over and were able to find a seat on the bleachers.  A few minutes later and it started.

 Those pictures do not do it justice. It's beautiful and the music selections that night were wonderful.

The next morning we woke up, packed up, and headed home.

We had a great time in Grand Haven and I can't wait to go back!

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Grand Haven, Day 6

Day 6 started out cloudy and rainy!  We were not going to let this bring us down though because this day was also our 7 year anniversary!

Here we are 7 years ago:

We had a lovely wedding in Maui, Hawaii. It was the happiest day of my life up to that point.

Since it was raining, I decided to make my famous pancakes one more time.  They were gobbled up by my hungry family.  At this point it was really raining, so we pulled out the puzzles and toys and settled in for a morning inside.

My great husband decided that since there was a spa right across the street, I should make an appointment for a facial.  I called and lucky for me, someone had cancelled that morning!  Yeah!

We had lunch, put the kids to nap, and I headed over to Be Medical Spa for my first facial. I highly recommend both!

When I got home, the rain had stopped, the kids were up, and we were hungry!

We got ready and headed downtown to Porto Bello for our anniversary dinner.

The food here is wonderful!  We all got some sort of pasta (I can't remember exactly) but we loved each dish and would go back there next time.

After dinner, we felt the need to walk off our large dinner, so headed down the boardwalk.

 You'll never guess where we ended up...

I know what you're thinking, ice cream, again?!  Yes, ice cream again.  I tell you, we are addicted.  It's beyond our control.

 I will make no apologies for our ice cream consumption.  It is delicious!

After that, we really needed a walk, so back to the boarwalk we went.

Another wonderful day and anniversary.

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Grand Haven, Day 5

This day was much like the other days.  We started at the beach,  I forgot my camera this day, but it was more of the same fun. Sandcastles, water, and lots of sun!

After the beach it was lunch, naps, and showers. We were falling into a routine, a routine that I could get used to very quickly.

After a dinner of grilled steak, corn, and potatoes we headed out for our nightly walk.

 Feeling the air off the water was wonderful and I could REALLY get used to taking this walk every night all summer long.

 Aren't these houses adorable?  I want one...who's buying?

We decided to head on down to Temptations once again for a cone, at this point I think it is safe to say we are addicted to their ice cream.

After our walk the kids settled in with some milk and a snack and Rob and I settled in with some drinks and some snacks.  Another wonderful relaxing day in Grand Haven!

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Grand Haven, Day 4

We started this day with another wonderful breakfast.  Rob fixed us homemade biscuits (Grandma Kat's recipe), bacon, and sausage.

I enjoyed some coffee while the kids enjoyed some cartoons.

After breakfast we decided to the Rosy Mound Natural Area.  It costs $6 to park, but believe me, it is worth the money.  Blake surprised us and walked the .7 miles to Lake Michigan and the .7 miles back to the car.  I'll let the pictures do the rest of the talking.

We thought after all the walking that morning the kids would be tired and take a nice long nap.  Well, not so much.

So, what to do with two cranky kids?  Walk along the pier!  After our walk we came home and ate hot dogs on the grill with chips.

Plans for a summer concert were thrown aside and we spent the rest of the evening at the beach house.