Jeremy planned the lodging and route. I took care of all the packing and preparations at home. The kids pulled their weight by being good sports in exploring new places. We went to Chicago for the 4th of July. It was halfway to Onekama and a cool place to be on the 4th. We walked a brutal distance to Navy Pier, and learned within the first 20 minutes that none of our kids were city slickers. Maison was the first to adjust. She pretty much makes the best of most situations. Knox needed a stroller. Huge mistake on this trip. However, I came back much stronger...hunchback, but strong. Carson was stressed...too many people, too much noise, and too much honking. Poor kid.
After our brief stay in the Windy City we headed up the coast of Lake Michigan to Onekama. We stopped at some little towns along the way and were blown away at the enormity of this Great Lake. We saw our first draw bridges on this road trip too. Pretty cool engineering feat. Our condo in Onekama was on Portage Lake and a short walk to Lake Michigan. It was perfect for a quiet week of relaxing lakeside. The town of Onekama is really small. There isn't one restaurant. We cooked dinners in the condo and made nightly walks to Lake Michigan to watch the sunset and build campfires. It was a little chilly up there, so the fire was nice. It was really good family time. The kids loved fishing and playing in the sand. Fun fact, the sand there squeaks when you scoot your feet in it. Hmm...
Carson turned 10 while we were gone, and Jeremy celebrated 37. Crazy! I cannot believe my baby is ten, and my hubby pushing 40. We are halfway done raising Carson. Time is flying by. One of his gifts was a photo album I made of his first 10 years. It was fun to make and great to reminisce. He has always been such a sweet kid. Sweet changes from 2 to 10, but he continues to be very affectionate and loving. He is dying for a pet and asked for a guinea pig, but changed his mind when I made him hold one first. Carson is a very typical first born son...rule follower, pleaser, loyal, hard working homebody. I predict he marries his high school sweet heart and buys a house up the road. That would be fine with me. I love that kid, quirks and all. He is my pride and joy.
Once we had our fill of the sand and the sun, we headed back to Chicago for a couple of days. We went to a Cubs/Cardinals game and then took in the Field Museum and Aquarium. We ate a couple great places and became subway masters cruising all over the city. It was exhausting, but so much fun together fun. Lots of great memories were made. Quote of the trip was from Knox though. In the lengthy wrap around line at the aquarium as he was holding his soon to be motor boats, he asked Maisy in his not so soft 3 year old voice. "Hey, Maisy, wanna go back to the hotel, get naked, get in the bathtub and play boats?"
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