South Haven: The Odds and Ends

Here are the last of the pictures I'm going to share from our trip to South Haven.

Sleep was pretty hit-or-miss on the trip, due in no small part to the Monsters Inc. incident that occurred just days before we left.  Needless to say, this was a common sight on our trip.  

Baylor is a bit better at not napping, so he wasn't as bad off as his dear sister was.  

Many nights of the vacation, we played an awesome game called Ticket To Ride (for those of you that like Settlers/Siedler, this would be right up your alley).

I brought our pediatrician's handbook with us just in case, but the kids thought it was for general reading as I had stowed it in the toy/book bag.  Bless Aunt Christine's heart, she read it to them anyway.

There were a few rousing sessions of hide-and-seek, even though the house didn't have a ton of good hiding places (at least not on the floors we restricted the game to).  Oma made due, though.

She showed them how to hide their eyes while counting, too.

But Mollie, as usual, has her own way.

One day when the weather wasn't so nice, my mom, sister, and I took a trip to Michigan City to do a little fall clothes shopping for the kiddos.  We came back with, among other things, these awesome faux glasses for Mollie.  Doesn't she look like a little hipster in them?!

The town of South Haven was great, perfect for exploring and strolling around.  There were lots of neat shops and good restaurants.

The strolling really was great there.  

We actually discovered our favorite restaurant on our last night of the trip.  Brix Corner Oven, located on Eagle Street, featured flat bread pizzas fired in their outdoor wood-fired oven.  All the seating was outside, and we picked the perfect night (albeit a little windy) to try it out.  It definitely wasn't your typical pizza fare (e.g., pepperoni, sausage, etc.), but it was most certainly delicious.  If you're in the area, I highly recommend trying it out.

Oh, and did I mention that Mollie took all the pictures while we were there?  Well, she did.

She needs a little work keeping the whole subject in the frame.

But she's coming along, that's for sure.

After our dinner at Brix, we took a walk out on the pier.

It was super windy, but that made it all the better to watch the kite boarders.

It was a gorgeous evening.

But very, very windy!

When we got back to the beach house we enjoyed some cupcakes we got earlier in the day.

And the kids got to wash their hands in the sink, something they'd been pretty fixated on all week.

The next day, after packing up, picking up, and visiting the farmer's market, we headed home.

The kids didn't actually watch a movie on the way home, but they love wearing the headphones anyway.

It was a wonderful vacation in a lovely town.  Hopefully we'll visit again soon!