A Bit About Baby Tait: Patterson's Take to the Beach to Bookend the Summer

Well, we started the weekend at the beach - though it was Mommy, Daddy, & Dexter only - & ended it at the beach. Traverse City to a busy summer of fun to Holland. Pure Michigan & you can't beat it with a stick. (Side note, MRM - where Mommy works - does the SEO for Pure Michigan!)

Mommy & Daddy took Friday off so we we could take to the beaches of Lake Michigan, Mommy's favorite spot. I consider myself a bit of Lake Snob in that I only consider it a "real lake" if it is one of the Great Lakes. Lake St. Clair & all the inland lakes just don't do it for me like Lake Michigan does!!

On Friday, after we finally got out the door - Yes, Quinn, you're right. It DOES take a long time for us to get out the door. You got that right! - we reached Holland at about noon & checked in Lake Ranch Resort. This place was known as the place with the "see through" pool when Uncle B & I were little, as we passed by it on our way to Holland State Park each & every time we went.

Grandma & Grandpa Deuby met us at the pool for swimming & relaxing. We later went to New Holland Brewing Company for dinner.

Tee hee hee, BittyBoo, you look like the kid in A Christmas Story who can't put his arms down! Ha!

Pay close attention to this one, as you may not see it again for a long while: Grandma Deuby is in the WATER!?!!

We hit the beach Saturday morning. It was just perfect: sunny, hot, breezy. We really couldn't have asked for a better beach day! The water was a balmy 65 degrees. (I would have gone in no matter what, purely out of principle, if nothing else!)

Um, hey!! BabyTait, not so fast! Get that cute bitty booty back here, pronto Tonto!

Mommy has always loved wearing you guys. Quinn, you are such a big girl now that you are too heavy. Bitty, the Ergo makes wearing you wondrous! You were in need of a nap. I wore you down the beach. You were immediately lulled to sleep against Mommy's chest listening to the rhythm of the water lapping the shore.

Kilwin's for ice cream after dinner (again) at New Holland ...

We let you both stay up way late since it was SO nice out, it was our last night of vacation, & well, we wanted to sit outside & have a couple brews (from New Holland & Saugatuck Brewing Co., of course).