The Beach

We took the boys to see their first beach EVER at the end of May. We went to St. Joseph Michigan. It was great. I would totally go back! Only a 7 hour drive (boys did great) and we were in an awesome family friendly town. The boys loved the beach. The water was still cold since it was up north, but we got in up to our waists and spent lots of time playing in the sand. We walked through the downtown quite a bit and got ice cream treats a few evenings. There was a neat children's museum and a carousel to ride. The beach also had an huge playground! 

The only bad part of the trip was our hotel. We planned this trip at the very last minute and were only staying 3 nights. I booked a place on line and it DID NOT live up to the pictures. It was crummy :) We ended up switching hotels for the last night. Also, because we were in a hotel we had to eat out a lot (which is kinda stressful w kids) and all 5 of us slept in 1 room. If we ever go back we would definitely rent a house where  we would have more space to spread out the sleeping arrangements and a kitchen to cook meals so we didn't have to eat out so much.

Despite a few hangups with our accommodations, the trip was great and I'm really glad we went. This was the first time we'd taken a trip, just the 5 of us, that didn't involve visiting family. We made some memories and just enjoyed the time together. And I even read an entire book during the car ride - yay!

(I was there despite the fact that I'm not in any pictures -- I guess those are all on Walter's phone)