Vacation in South Haven

We spent the last week enjoying South Haven, MI with my parents. South Haven is on Lake Michigan. We rented a house there that was perfect for all of us - besides the fact that the 'queen' beds were actually 'full'. It was 4 blocks from the water and 2 from town (with three ice cream shops right there!). We had a great time.

We spent several days at the beach. Even Nick took his naps there. Ryan and Emma loved the water. Ryan even got a little more confident and used a float that made his feet not touch the bottom. The last day it was pretty windy and gave us some great waves. Ryan loved them; Emma not so much. They both loved digging in the sand and even being burried. We even got smart enough to make a sand Bumbo chair for Nick. He loved splashing in the water.

We spent one day at the Farmer's Market and the Maritime Museum and later that day Kris and Ryan went on the tall ships boat that they have. My mom and I went shopping while the little ones napped and then my dad and I took those two to the park.

We also travelled to Holland, MI to visit the famous---Chuck E. Cheese! That was where Ryan wanted to go for his birthday and we were happy to oblige. My friend from elementary/high school, Jessica lives not to far from there, so her and her family met us there to play for a while. We all had a great time. It was so good to see her again! Plus, who doesn't have fun at CEC? We stopped at a winery on the way home and picked up a case of wine. That should last us another 2 years until we probably make it back!

Kris and I also got to enjoy a wonderful few hours without the kids. Although I had brought along some milk to make it longer, somehow (ahem Emma) the bottle didn't make it into the bags that we took.

While we love going on vacation, it is great to come home. After a few nights, the kids just don't sleep as well and are just so tired from not having their normal schedules, naptimes and consistent bedtimes. Nick especially was having troubles. No doubt that the two teeth he managed to pop while we were gone helped that. But the last night, he woke up with a fever that took a few hours to bring down.

Unfortunately, it didn't stay that way and when we got home on Saturday, I ended up running him to the ER because he had a 104.6 temp (we didn't have a thermometer with us on vacation). It's now Monday and he is still battling the fever. Although it has started helping his sleeping. He took some good naps yesterday and today and slept for 7 hours last night. Thank goodness, since I haven't had a good night sleep in some time!