Summer Vacation, Part 1

Welcome to our summer vacation, Part 1. The Mears family ventured back to the midwest to visit with friends and family a few weeks ago. We relaxed over the July 4th weekend and played outside as the weather was quite nice and kind of cool (when you're used to mid-upper 90 degree days!).

Evan says, "Happy Independence Day!"

No venture outside would be complete without some football. Here's Evan playing with the football...

Throwing it...
A running back in training?
Daisy was enjoying the weather too...
Evan's quite goofy. Grandma would be marching in place and Evan would do the same...Then, he would "flex" his muscles by tightening up his fists and making a funny face. It was hilarious!

After spending a few days with the family in Fort Wayne, we made our way to western Michigan to visit with Grandpa and Nana. Grandpa has a boat on White Lake, which connects to Lake Michigan. Evan had fun running around on the boat. Here he is with Aunt Wendy looking out the hatch...

Chilling with Mommy while docked...

Whoa! This boating thing is really fun. Look at all that water!

Evan even got to help drive the boat. He found the horn and loved tooting it!

Lake Michigan - it was kind of choppy so we didn't go out too far.
The next day in Michigan, the weather was a lot better. Clear blue skies and warm. We went to the Silver Lake Dunes and it was amazing! I really enjoyed the dunes. They're so enormous!At first, Evan wasn't a huge fan of walking in the sand. But when Daddy showed him he could play in it, Evan got a bit more adventurous...Evan crouched down and started burying his feet in the sand... It was really cute!

Here's a view from the top of one of the many dunes. You can see Lake Michigan...

Evan walking up the dunes...Daddy and Evan on top of one of the dunes...
The Mears family on top of a dune...
On our way down, we stopped to get a group headshot picture. Here's Daddy, Aunt Wendy, Mommy, and Evan.
There are plenty more pictures to come. Look for them to be posted tomorrow!