Our spring break was pretty relaxed. Mostly Tyler studied and read and the kids and I did our normal things. There were a couple of days, though, where we ventured out for some trips.
Our first trip was downtown to see the Chicago River dyed green. This was actually the Saturday before St. Patrick's Day because that's the day they dye and have their parade. They do this every year so we were excited to be able to see it while we are here.
Elias all bundled up for our walk.
Asher was watching for a train. He was super excited everytime one went by.
Our second trip was to Indiana and Michigan. That made two new states for each of the kids and one new state for me (Indiana). Our first stop (after Chipotle and Chick-Fil-A) was to the Notre Dame campus in South Bend, IN. The weather was nice so the kids got to get out and run around which was very needed. Addilyn was checking out a ladybug.
Elias hung out in his stroller some more.
Then Asher and Addilyn chased some squirrels. It was pretty indicative of the differences between boys and girls: Asher chased just to see the squirrel run; Addilyn chased and yelled, "Squirrel, come back; I want a hug!"
Diddy on the Notre Dame campus.
Addilyn climbed a tree (and she wasn't even prompted to do so by her Daddy).
Look how high she got!
After we had our fill of Notre Dame, we headed out to see Lake Michigan and some sand dunes. We headed to Benton Harbor, MI. The sand had migrated over the winter so the playground (and some of the parking lot) was almost covered. We decided to just play in the dunes instead.
Climbing a dune.
Sticking her feet in the lake.
The wind off the water was pretty cool so Asher got cold. Some cuddling with Daddy seemed to help.
Walking in the sand. And lots of Spring Break fun was had by all.
Our first trip was downtown to see the Chicago River dyed green. This was actually the Saturday before St. Patrick's Day because that's the day they dye and have their parade. They do this every year so we were excited to be able to see it while we are here. 
Elias all bundled up for our walk. 
Asher was watching for a train. He was super excited everytime one went by. 
Our second trip was to Indiana and Michigan. That made two new states for each of the kids and one new state for me (Indiana). Our first stop (after Chipotle and Chick-Fil-A) was to the Notre Dame campus in South Bend, IN. The weather was nice so the kids got to get out and run around which was very needed. Addilyn was checking out a ladybug. 
Elias hung out in his stroller some more. 
Then Asher and Addilyn chased some squirrels. It was pretty indicative of the differences between boys and girls: Asher chased just to see the squirrel run; Addilyn chased and yelled, "Squirrel, come back; I want a hug!" 
Diddy on the Notre Dame campus. 
Addilyn climbed a tree (and she wasn't even prompted to do so by her Daddy). 
Look how high she got! 
After we had our fill of Notre Dame, we headed out to see Lake Michigan and some sand dunes. We headed to Benton Harbor, MI. The sand had migrated over the winter so the playground (and some of the parking lot) was almost covered. We decided to just play in the dunes instead. 
Climbing a dune. 
Sticking her feet in the lake. 
The wind off the water was pretty cool so Asher got cold. Some cuddling with Daddy seemed to help. 
Walking in the sand. And lots of Spring Break fun was had by all.
1 comment:
Glad you found the dunes!!! What a fun day trip!
Kendall
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