A little slice of "Haven"

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We arrived safely back from South Haven Michigan today, where we spent the week with family. Thank you Grandma and Grandpa for making this vacation possible and for loving us enough to plan ahead of time (almost 1 1/2 in the making) to make this vacation experience INCREDIBLE!!!!
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We started off the week by attending a small branch in South Haven where Kenedy and Gavin made up the nursery class for the day. Followed by a very chill day at the beach house along with a special Family night.
Monday we woke up and headed straight to the sand and water. The kids could not get enough of it, we had to drag them home at the end of the day for dinner.
Tuesday we ventured to an adjoining town named Holland where we ate lunch at a yummy Italian restaurant and then shopped the local town. Followed by a Star Wars movie for the kids and swimming and hot tubbin that night.
Wednesday we hit the beach hard, from sun up til sun down. Leaving the beach with sand ground in between our teeth. After the kiddos were fast asleep we pulled out the wii (tennis) and nearly threw out our shoulders competing against each other.
Thursday we headed to Michigan Adventure where we played at an awesome water park and rode lots of rides.
Friday was a down pour of rain so we laid low and relaxed, some shopped the local town and then in the afternoon it cleared right up and we again trotted off to the sand and water.
Saturday rolled around faster than we could have imagined and it was time for us to pack up and head into Chicago.

*Kenedy getting ready for take off.
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Waiting with Michael and Ally to make the drive out to South Haven
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Family Home Evening with the kids (as you can see Linsee is telling a great story and has the kids totally entranced).
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Gavin trying his best to squeeze his large head through a beach chair, and loving every minute of it.
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All of the Grand kids
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Bekah and Jaxon swimming in the backyard pool, like they haven't just been to the beach all day. The kids couldn't get enough of the fun!!
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Stephanie, Kenedy, Easton and Jaxon feeding the fish while we waited for our lunch (Kenedy fell in shortly after this picture was snapped, and went for a swim with those fish).
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Walking back from town with dad!
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We went for a train ride around the park at Michigan Adventure (the kids were almost asleep at this point).
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Balloon volleyball with Grandma and Grandpa.
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Grandpa and Gavin on the Pier
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Uncle Kirk and Gavin hard at work digging their way to China.
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We can't do anything without our goggles, right?
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Grandma teaching Kenedy how to make trees and forests out of wet sand.
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Watering the trench of her sand castle.
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The boys playing a little football.

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Ally and Kenedy waiting patiently to head down to the beach.
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Gavin just enjoying the view!
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We were staying in the city that night and flying out Sunday. So we hunted down a fantastic Chicago deep dish pizza restaurant and chowed, followed by a much needed H&M trip and then over to this park in the middle of downtown Chicago to Crown Fountain. I have never seen anything like this and let me tell you it was packed with kids and adults running around in the water. Every few minutes water would spray from the mouth of the person on the screen and the kids would swarm to that area to be blasted and drenched. I wasn't planning on my kids getting soaked but once we were there, there was no stopping them from joining in on the fun.

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Crown fountain is a favorite cool off place for children.
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"The Bean" a really neat piece of art in the center of the park as well.