We spend a lot of time in a little beach town about two hours from Chicago. The directions are simple. Follow Lake Michigan around the coastline and you end up in a quaint little town with a lovely beach, cutesy shops and good eats. We had dreams of bringing Andrew there when I was pregnant and spent some time there walking the sand and getting excited about taking him into the warm Lake Michigan water. Pictures from that trip are still hard to look at. The fact is, those dreams never died. We have dreams that still remain to bring our children there and rent out a beach house for a weekend with friends in the summer and BBQ and stay up late and eat ice cream.
Benjamin's first visit out of the womb was this past weekend. We drove by last year on our way home from our Upper Peninsula vacation to Isle Royale National Park and spoke out loud that we'd return for the epic blueberry festival that takes place in August of each year in South Haven.
And so we did.
I'm not sure the words epic should be used, but it was relaxing and fun and nice enough to earn a spot in our annual plans if we're in town. We got home from our UP trip and promptly marked the date on the calendar. A few months ago, we booked a hotel for Friday night (with an extra large bathroom for the pack 'n' play. SCORE!).
I surrender! South Haven, MI Pier
First Parade
U-Pick Blueberries at DeGrandchamp Farms
Pregnant with Andrew at the same U-Pick place
Blueberry baby
B's not looking... so we'll have to do another take (blueberries cost $1.25)
B is now looking and that guy is sticking out his tongue. And apparently it's winter (not the 75 degrees that it was).
Nom nom. I love blueberries.
Can you tell?
Here's a video of Benjamin's very hands-on approach to spoon feeding. He's usually much cleaner than this! He also usually ingests more than he wears. He proceeded to rub his eyes when he was done feeding, too. Awesome.
Oh man, those cheeks in the picture taken in the blueberrie bush..Adorable! No doubt Andrew would have loved that just as much as benjamin seemed to enjoy his first blueberry fesitval. Those moments are bittersweet for me--taking Sal to do the things I had first dreamed of doing with Denise.
Love all the pics, especially the one with the blueberries!! I am originally from MI, so it is so nice when you post pics from my home state that I miss so much...thank you!!!!
I love the blueberry bush picture, too! What a cutie pie!
We have a serious eye rubber during meal time too. It wasn't so bad when I was feeding her everything, but now that she eats a lot of finger foods, she just smears food into her eyes and eyelashes. She makes a big mess, but it seems to make her happy! :)
I love everything about this post. B is adorable in a blueberry plant and with blueberries all over him! :-) You just might have some friends that would join you for the beach, blueberry picking, and ice cream eating weekend. :-)
SoCal girl + East Coast boy. Travelers. Currently living in Scottsdale, AZ by way of Reno, Chicago, Germany and Los Angeles. Parents. Andrew born still at 38w5d, Benjamin born living at 37w & Claire born just in time at 36w. Living the incomplete American dream of 3-1.
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love it.
Finn man is a blueberry man as well. Although we are learning that he doesn't digest the skin too well. Ha.
Blueberry and banana was also a fave when he first started eating.
love it.
Finn man is a blueberry man as well. Although we are learning that he doesn't digest the skin too well. Ha.
Blueberry and banana was also a fave when he first started eating.
Oh man, those cheeks in the picture taken in the blueberrie bush..Adorable! No doubt Andrew would have loved that just as much as benjamin seemed to enjoy his first blueberry fesitval. Those moments are bittersweet for me--taking Sal to do the things I had first dreamed of doing with Denise.
Love all the pics, especially the one with the blueberries!!
I am originally from MI, so it is so nice when you post pics from my home state that I miss so much...thank you!!!!
We have a wedding in South Haven in a few weeks! Thanks for the mini travel guide. Looks you guys had a great trip :)
I love the blueberry bush picture, too! What a cutie pie!
We have a serious eye rubber during meal time too. It wasn't so bad when I was feeding her everything, but now that she eats a lot of finger foods, she just smears food into her eyes and eyelashes. She makes a big mess, but it seems to make her happy! :)
I love everything about this post. B is adorable in a blueberry plant and with blueberries all over him! :-) You just might have some friends that would join you for the beach, blueberry picking, and ice cream eating weekend. :-)
He is so adorable! Love him popping out of the blueberry bushes :)
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