4th of July Weekend
My parents came out for a long weekend over the 4th of July. We had a blast with them out here.
One day we went to Millennium Park. It's only the 2nd time we'd been there and the first time we paid to go inside (parks outside are free). We started off playing in the park and flying a kite and then had a picnic.
Then we went inside and played a little bit in the splash pad (but Kayla thought it was too cold) and then played on the beach. She absolutely loved it there; we'll have to go back again soon!
The next day we went to Meijer Gardens. They have a Chihuly Glass Exhibit there and we took a walk around the outside loop to see some of it.
On the 4th of July we went to the East Grand Rapids parade. Kayla really enjoyed seeing all the people/cars/horses come by but enjoyed it even more when she got candy from them!
Then we headed to Reed's Lake for a picnic lunch and watched a water skiing show. They also had music playing and some bounce houses!
We headed home for a late nap for Kayla, dinner on the deck and Kayla played in her pool.
Then we went back to Reed's Lake for the fireworks show! Kayla got SO EXCITED each time one went off. It was a very late night for her, but we were happy we went because it was really fun to see her enjoyment.
It was a quick trip in for my parents, but it was really great to see them. The last time they'd seen Isaac he was 3 weeks old and barely had his eyes open! This time he was awake and showed them his personality and his smiles and they were really able to bond with him! Kayla was a bit challenging during their trip; she was going through a particularly defiant stage in her behavior. But we did our best to keep her busy and keep her happy and overall it was a really wonderful time!!