Pete and I took a few days off around the Fourth of July and headed out to visit family. We spent a lot of hours in our van and crossed many miles, but a great time was had by all! We had several firsts, first long car ride, first time in Illinois, Indiana, and Michigan. First time visiting Pete's brother as a family, and first time to a beach with true beach sand. The kids experienced Duncan Donuts for the first time, and the sand dunes of Michigan. Pete and I went to the basilica at Notre Dame which was amazing! Also while at Sean's they caught a ground hog in a live trap, my kids were fascinated!
We left on Wednesday and stayed with Pete's parents and visited with his sister and her family. The kids ran until 10 pm catching fireflies! This set of cousins recently moved from Oregon to the Midwest and they did not have fireflies there. We woke up on the 4rth and headed for South Bend.
We had a traditional cook out with all the fix-in's and ended the evening with a few fireworks. The kids really enjoyed the sparklers and the lantern we brought to share. Brie very sweetly was helping comfort an unsure Claire.
The kids of course enjoyed the town fireworks put on by the pros.
We traveled Friday and Saturday to two different beaches and had a blast. The kids so enjoyed the water and sand. Have you ever heard of drip castles? Pete's family grew up making drip castles with his dad and he has described them to me to nothing beats seeing them in person, so neat! I think our family could live at the beach all summer! I was pleasantly surprised by Lake Michigan. We had real sand and a very nice beach to play on.
PJ was crazy the whole time, in and out of the water constantly! To me Brie's legs in this picture just look super long!
Makayla spent the second day at the beach looking for rocks and shells.
Maggie and Kayla got in lots of swimming practice as they spent the entire time in the water. Maggie has mastered floating on her back!
This picture is sweet and the two youngest ones try to figure out ice pops!
A huge thank you to the family of South Bend as this family had a fantastic time and are very excited to come visit again! Thank you for everything!!
The kids of course enjoyed the town fireworks put on by the pros. 
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