Fourth of July

Hi everyone!
This fourth of July weekend was the first one Josh has had off in about four years (APX Alarm always sells on holidays) so he was so excited to do some fun summer activities. We packed in so much stuff that I was exhausted by Sunday. Here's the summary:

Thursday night: as soon as Josh got home at 4:30 we got everything packed up and went camping on my grandma's farm. Josh and Gabe slept outside in a tent while Caleb and I slept inside. :) It was a bit chilly for a newborn and I did not want to nurse 3 times that night in a tent with a flashlight. But Gabe loved it and didn't wake up once during the night. Then he cried when Josh took the tent down.

Friday afternoon: we got home and repacked for the beach. We went to a Lake Michigan beach which feels like the ocean because it's so huge. (However, it was pretty chilly to swim in.)

Friday night: Fireworks show in our local town on the lakeside.

Saturday: Some home improvements leftover from the flood and swimming at the waterpark that's 3 blocks from my house that night.

Sunday: Church/sleep.

It was such a fun weekend. This morning Josh was like, "I wish it wasn't Monday again!" I just want to emphasize how nice it is that Josh isn't selling this summer. Not that it wasn't fun at times. But he is home so much more now and the holidays off (4th of july and memorial day) are awesome.

Caleb is good. He's weighing a little over 11 pounds these days! Clothes that were too big a week ago are now to small. I can't believe how fast it goes.

Hope you're all doing well. We're kind of planning a drive to Idaho - with 2 kids, shoot me now- at the end of August. See you soon!