Ok, so where did I leave off. I don't think I ever posted about our 3rd day in South Bend. We drove up to New Buffalo, MI and went to the beach. It was a very nice beach, clean, and the water was surprisingly warm. Alex, of course, ate tons of sand. I don't know how to get him to stop doing that without actually holding him the entire time we are there. Max had a blast in the water. By the time we left he was swimming under water for a short distance and having Tim throw him through the air to splash in the water. I was so proud of how far he has come this summer. A long way from the little boy that was scared to be in the water without his life jacket and having someone hold onto him.
The next morning was a rush back home because I had to work from 7pm - 3am. I wanted to get a nap in before I left but that never happened. Too much going on. It wasn't a horrible shift though, and I'd probably do it again if they needed me to.
Thursday evening we left for Rifle River to go camping with my cousins. We stayed right on the river which was awesome. There was a small island in the middle of the river where the kids would play. Max had his life jacket on at all times, but again, he impressed me. By the end of the 3 days, he was walking upstream, lifting his feet, and floating down to where the adults sat waiting to catch him. He definitely had fun and I was grateful there were other kids there to play with him, even if they were older.
On that trip we also went tubing twice. Max had to ride with me because he is so young, but he had fun anyway. Except he kept asking to go faster. He talked to Tim on the phone Saturday night and told him he liked it, but it was more fun with his friend Jared. Jared and Max got to tube on the back of Papa's boat back in June. My little daredevil likes the speed I guess. He did great even though it took us almost 3 hours to get down river. He played with squirt guns when we stopped, and sat patiently with me the rest of the time. Lots of juice and snacks helped I'm sure.
It was a really nice weekend and although it can be stressful to have so many people in such a small space, I actually look forward to doing it again. Preferably with Papa's boat so Max can go faster ;)
On the home front, Tim and I are dropping the price on our townhouse yet again. As much as it stinks to do that, there is so much for sale in our area so we need to undercut everyone and make ourselves look more appealing. We are both getting frustrated with living apart and the situation we are in so selling sooner rather than later is becoming essential. I hope this price drop gets us moving. We have so many houses to chose from in IN that I'm actually looking forward to the hunt!
Here are a few pictures from the last two weekends...
Alex eating sand!
Max getting ready to go out for a day on the river
Floating down the river with Amanda
There were many more, even a few of me, but I look fat so I'm not posting them here. If you are interested in seeing them, and a few videos of the kids at the beach and camping, check out our video and picture link on the side of my blog.
That's all I've got for now because I have to finish getting ready for work. Until next time!
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