At the beach

So, we decided we needed a little break from the Midwest and so we headed off to Cali...

Okay, okay. We didn't go to Cali. But for 2 hours it (almost) felt like it :) We went up to Chicago to go to the temple this weekend and took the kids to Lake Michigan. It was soooo very fun. I am kinda sad that we've lived here for three years and have never taken the time to play at the beach. It was the best! So relaxing.

The kiddos had been looking forward to this trip for a week or so. Every day Evan would ask how many more times we had to go to sleep before our trip to the lake. Makiah would tell me that Dad was taking her on a date to the lake and I had to stay home to make dinner or take pictures (apparently that's all I do). 

Finally the day came and (though I tried to warn them of the long drive) they weren't too happy when the drive took a little longer than planned. All I'm gonna say is that my original idea of how to get to the lake would've been a lot faster... and I really don't like the GPS. All it does is mess up our trip every time we drive anywhere. Grrr.

I wish I could tell you that was me sailing out there... I would love to go sailing. One day.

Before we left home I asked Dallas what else we should bring for the kids to do... besides sand toys. For some reason I thought they might get bored. What was I thinking? They could have played for endless hours without getting bored. 

The sand was so nice, I had fun just chillin'.

And that's about all I did... and I enjoyed every second!