michigan I

elena graduated, we celebrated....and then the girls and i took off for a tiny getaway with my brother and katie.  we left illinois, drove through indiana....

 

and met our mark in michigan....

 

we got a 2 bedroom condo near lake michigan, ate fancy shmancy meals (ha!),

 

stayed up waaaay too late, and just enjoyed some r&r together....

 

after a eh-night sleep in a full bed BETWEEN my 2 girls, the next morning we headed to the beach!!!

 

 

they were MORE than excited!

 

 

miss e was the most excited....

 

so much so that i had to do what any good momma would do and tell her that there were sharks right out there (pointing a little ways out)!

 

 

they met a black and yellow butterfly on our way that chased circles around them...

 

we settled on a spot and got our beach gear on....

 

 

and got right into building a sand castle...

 

 

uncle t-bone was extra helpful...

 

the water was 56 degrees....

 

ad loved playing in the sand...

 

and sitting in the sand....

 

elena loved posing for pictures...

 

and teasing the idea of going under....

 

adelyn wasted no time destroying our sand kingdom....uncle t-bone was not happy....

 

she got over it with some juice...

 

 

 

 

we could only handle so much time in the heat and sand, so we headed back to the condo for baths and a much needed nap!

 

we woke up and had snack....

 

and colored....

 

and stole snacks - check out that "what i didn't do anything" look....

 

the girls got mani's from katie....

 

and gave me a pedicure...

 

adelyn did the left, elena did the right!

 

with our nap and our nails done - we were ready for some more of lake michigan! stay tuned...

"The only reason why we ask other people how their weekend was is so we can tell them about our own weekend." ~Chuck Palahniuk