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Maeve’s newest cousin, and Chris and my first nephew arrived today! Auntie Beth and Uncle Matt welcomed a beautiful baby boy named Nathan Matthew Wagner today at 11:43 a.m. He weighed 8 lbs. 2 oz. and was 20.5 in. long. We are so excited that he is here!
We spent this past week at Grandma’s in Michigan. We enjoyed some beautiful weather, trips to the beach and Ms. Lisa’s for ice cream, and Maeve even got to show off her putt putt skills again on a mini golf course! We had a fun playdate with Maeve’s friend Zachary, and Grandma and Maeve had a couple of outings on their own as well. A highlight was going blueberry picking (the first time for all of us!) and we also enjoyed a trip to the Grand Rapids Children’s Museum, which was having a Curious George exhibit.
We celebrated Maeve’s friend Mia’s birthday on Saturday at a fun storytelling party and now have a day to regroup in Chicago. But the big news is that we are excited to meet Auntie Beth and Uncle Matt’s baby boy on Monday, so next we will be traveling to Detroit to be with them as they welcome him to the world!
Please see the update to the Boat trip post below, as there are tons more photos in my dad’s gallery…
Monday – Morton Arboretum where Maeve did some spider web crawling and chocolate chip cookie making
Tuesday – storytime and pool in Oak Park with Olivia, Welles Park concert with Mia
Wednesday – day trip to Janesville, pool playdate with Sierra
Thursday – Lunch with cousins, playdate with Evan at our house
Friday – Playdates with Will and Avery (school friends)
This weekend, Daddy returns from his week-long trip to DC and we are getting ready for our trip to Grandma’s. We will be at Grandma’s next week with many fun activities planned, like berry picking and a trip to the Curious George exhibit at the Children’s Museum in Grand Rapids!
UPDATE: Our photos are posted in the gallery and my dad’s pictures can be viewed here!
So, Altman Summer Camp took a road trip hiatus to Nanna and Grandad’s boat for two weeks. This trip started off with a fun surprise party for Aunt Cinda and Uncle Bill’s 40th Wedding Anniversary! We met up with the Foley family in Charlevoix, MI at the end of June. We stayed with Nanna, Grandad and Duffy on the boat and saw members of the Foley, Anderson, Fitzpatrick, Arms and Thompson families for the special occasion.
On Monday after the party, Nanna, Grandad, Duffy, Maeve and I embarked on our boating journey (Daddy had to head back to Chicago for a week of work before his vacation could begin). Our journey that day was not ideal, with waves bigger (and more side to side) than we expected. Maeve did not enjoy “going up and down!” But we arrived safely in Leland, MI and spent several days in that marina, exploring the cute surrounding town and parks. Gail and Linda came to visit for dinner one night and we found some yummy jam and cute stores while we were there.
On Thursday of that week we traveled across Lake Michigan to Sturgeon Bay, WI. We were excited to make it to Wisconsin so that Chris could join us on the weekend and we could explore Door County. We had so many fun experiences there and didn’t even see/do it all in a week! We highly recommend the area and have specific dining and outing recommendations to share, especially if you have kids.
Here are some of the highlights of our Door County leg:
iPad – Maeve discovered Nanna’s newest Mac toy and did some amazing art work in both Doodle Buddy and Brushes.
Duffy – Maeve has reached a point where she is stronger and bigger than Duffy, so she requires more supervision to ensure that she is gentle with him as he grows older. But, she loves him dearly and lays on him and “doctors” him whenever she can!
Swimming – Maeve started the week by trying out her life jacket in the pool and found by the end of the week that she could float, jump in by herself and swim all the way to the ladder at the other end of the pool.
Dinghy – Maeve only had one outing in the dinghy this trip, and did so with Daddy and Grandad. She enjoyed touring around the marina and under the big bridge nearby, and visiting the tugboats in the area. She got to drive in circles and practice her skills for a bit as well.
Sturgeon Bay, WI – we stayed in Centerpointe Marina with its great heated pool and nice families. There were stores, restaurants and parks to walk to from here and it’s a cute little town to explore.
Door County – We had really good restaurant and excursion recommendations from family and friends who had been there. We took a day trip on the ferry to Washington Island and visited a neat rock beach. We also went to mini golf at Pirate’s Cove (Maeve loved it and went twice!) and a fish boil at the White Gull Inn. Two of Maeve’s favorite meals were at a bakery with a play area and a restaurant that delivers its food on a choo choo train! Of course, we all loved the old fashioned ice cream parlor in Ephraim with its chocolate malts.