South Haven

We have really awesome friends. There are two in particular who had an awesome idea to take an awesome trip to South Haven, Mi and invited us (because we're also awesome???). It was literally the most perfect week of the whole year. A few weeks after school started so the tourists were gone, still warm enough to go swimming (at least the girls thought so) but not too warm that anyone got sunburned. Our friends, Kelsey and Jordan Winter, also have a 2 year old whose name is also Lily. It can get a bit confusing at times, but our Lily quickly remedied the situation by renaming Lily Winter, Winter Lily. I guess she thought she had a Native American vibe to her. Either way, it stuck and she will be referred to as "Winter Lily" until she tells us to stop :)

Vacation Recap:

This was our first visit to the beach after we got the house unpacked. The girls LOVED seeing the water. In fact, Winter Lily didn't hesistate to jump right in the freezing cold water, not minding she was fully clothed. Our Lily was a bit more timid, but loved it just the same. 

We mainly spent the rest of our time at the beach. It was pretty windy, but the sun was out and it was in the high 80's so we didn't mind. Winter Lily really enjoyed playing in the water, while our Lily found her entertainment in the sand with the toys Jordan (or as Lily calls him, "Uncle Kelsey") got for the girls. 

Our evenings were filled with yummy meals cooked by the men and playing in the backyard. After the kids went to bed we watched TV, had dance parties, and ate a LOT of junk. It was a true vacation! 

Lily really couldn't get enough of Winter Lily. Especially when it came to holding her hand. She loves this girl so much! 

We spent an afternoon downtown looking at the shops, but the main goal was to get ice cream. It was Lily's first experience with Superman ice cream and needless to say it was a delicious mess!

My family (mainly my Mom) has a tradition of taking a million sunset pictures on the dunes of Lake Michigan. Lily started running a fever the day before we left, but was luckily feeling well enough to indulge her Mama in this simple pleasure. I won't share the million I took, but here are some of my favorites:

It was a really great trip with really great friends. We are so thankful to have such wonderful people in our life who are so great at planning trips!! Thanks again to the Winter's for this great vacation!