This has been the last week of summer for my kids. We have had such a crazy summer that I decided that I would cancel all of my piano lessons so that we could have some fun and not be on a schedule. Hurley's gymnastics class was conveniently canceled this week too, so we didn't have a whole lot planned. On Monday, Zaya had a dentist appointment in Saginaw. After the appointment, I took Hurley to Justice so that she could use a store credit that she received when she exchanged a birthday gift. She is in heaven in that store and had such a hard time deciding between glitter bath spray, a cute hand sanitizer, and nail polish. As we were about to pay, I noticed that they were running a 3/$12 deal, so she was able to get all three. She was so excited. I also took Brooklen to Perani's to get him a hockey helmet. We were able to find one that fits well and the salesperson adjusted it to fit his head correctly. We also headed to Sam's Club and Walmart to get some school snacks.
We got back from Saginaw at about 2:00pm. Rob came home at about 3:00pm and we headed to Mackinaw City. I decided a couple of weeks ago that since we hadn't done any Michigan vacations this summer, we should go to Mackinaw. I was shocked that it was only $60 for a hotel (with a waterpark) in Mackinaw City! We got to the hotel at about 6:00pm and we all went to the waterpark to play for a few hours. The entire family really liked the lazy river (it was so WARM) and their rope monkey bars. Brooklen, Rob, and I went down the big water slides and the little kids had a blast going down the little water slides.
The next morning, we woke up and ate breakfast at the hotel and then we headed to Sheplers to catch the ferry. We took the ferry to the island and rented Rob and I bikes, as well as a trailer for Zaya and Kaiton (we had brought Brooklen and Hurley's bikes). We spent a few hours riding around the island. Brooklen and Rob (+ the trailer) stayed in the front and I mostly stayed in the rear with Hurley. Mackinaw is definitely my happy place! I absolutely love it there. Once again, we came on a day with gorgeous weather. I just love that you don't have to plan anything. I love being active the entire day. After we took back the bikes, we parked the kid's bikes and went to a burger joint for lunch. Then, we headed out on foot to see some of the sites. We saw arch rock, sugar loaf rock, the Grand Hotel, and the fort. The kids got pretty whiny on the walk, but I think that was partly our fault for keeping them walking for so long. It might have been different if we were on bikes.
We left the island on the 7:00pm ferry and went to eat dinner at an awesome fish and chips place in Mackinaw City. While we were enjoying dinner, the Nymans walked by. They had been on the island during the day too, but we hadn't seen them. It was fun to connect with them. We got a couple of cute pictures of all of the kids together. After dinner we stopped in and got some fudge, taffy, and jalapeno popcorn (yum) to take home with us. We had such a great time; I'm definitely glad that we made that happen before the summer was over.
On Wednesday, I let the kids sleep in until they woke up naturally. We hadn't gotten home from Mackinaw until about midnight, so they were really tired. In the afternoon, we went over to Plymouth Pool to swim. I can't believe that we have never been there before. The three older kids all really enjoyed the slides and Kaiton just loved being in the water. It was a bit stressful, just because all of the kids wanted me to do something different with them. I could see that many of the other moms had come with friends and I can understand why. It is nice to have other kids for your kids to play with. I LOVE playing with my kids, but it is hard to be doing 4 different things at once, especially around water where I have to watch everyone closely! Unfortunately, it started to look like it was going to storm, so the workers at the pool made everyone leave at about 3:00pm. The kids were bummed, but I'm glad that we had gotten there right when it opened so that we had 2 hours to swim. On Wednesday evening, I took Brooklen to scouts. Kaiton and I ran a couple of errands and then went to pick him up.
Thursday morning we had an appointment with our ENT, Dr. Harris for Brooklen. Our pediatrician, Dr. Juarbe told us that the remaining tube in Brooklen's ear needs to come out, so he sent us to Dr. Harris to have him check it out. We decided to go through with the removal, but we are going to wait until January (a new insurance year) to have it done. After the appointment, we went home and Hurley's friend, Kaitlin, came over to play. I also had Will, Jack, and Ellie Jones over to play with the other kids. They all played really well together and I was able to get some things done around the house. While they were playing, I found Hurley and Kaitlin upstairs in the girl's room. They both had on bright, red lipstick and they were sharing Hurley's earbuds, listening to her iPod shuffle. You've gotta love that little diva of mine; she is like a teenager in a 6 year-old's body sometimes! On Thursday night, Rob went to a skydiving certification class and I took the kids to Chippewa Preschool for Zaya's open house.
One Friday, we went and got Hurley and Zaya's hair cut. Zaya's hair is so long that the lady had to have her stand up while she trimmed it. Afterwards, we headed over to the civic center. Charlotte was there with Evan and Kyra. Hurley and Brooklen both skated this time and I was proud of how focused Brooklen stayed the entire time. When we got home, the kids played with Jake and Jenna for a while and then Brooklen and Rob went to get their hair cut. We rented the movie "Home," made homemade pizza, and then watched the movie while we ate popcorn! A perfect evening in my book!
Saturday morning, Rob left early to go to Saginaw to get ready to skydive. We were supposed to meet him at the airport later, but he ended up having to cancel for the day because of poor weather. Instead, the kids played with the neighbors. In the afternoon, I went to Meijer and Rob mowed the lawn. At night, Rob took Brooklen to the Loons game and I stayed home with the younger kids. We had an awesome evening! We made breakfast for dinner (Brooklen doesn't care for that), made banana ice cream, and watched the Barbie Princess Popstar movie. Even Kaiton loved the music in the movie. We had such a fun girl's (+ a baby} night.
Today, we went to church and I had choir practice afterwards. We hung out, painted nails, played card games, and hung out. Rob also gave the three older kids sweet father's blessings. This evening, we took a walk through the neighborhood. Zaya rode her scooter, the older kids walked, and I pushed Kaiton in the stroller. Halfway through the walk, Kaiton said to Zaya, "I want that." She is such a sweet girl that she willingly got off of her scooter and offered to push his empty stroller. I pushed Kaiton on the scooter for a while and then I noticed that he was actually pushing off on one foot. That kid amazes me! He is so attentive to everything, especially to anything active. After a while, Kaiton stepped off of the scooter, and Zaya, assuming he was done, reclaimed her position on the scooter. As soon as Kaiton noticed, he said, "HEY, HEY!" really loudly. It was so funny!
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