Kite Festival

What a perfect day to head out to the lakeshore and enjoy the Kite Festival in Grand Haven! We got out there early enough that we got a pretty decent parking spot, which was a good thing b/c the traffic was literally lined up out of town by the time we left! I must admit that I was pretty proud of myself for all of the walking that I did. We walked from our spot near the coast guard station down to the beach to check out all of the kites. With temps in the mid-80's, we certainly weren't the only ones enjoying the cool lake breeze. The beach was packed with people and kites!

Watching some of the kite routines. Pretty amazing. How they don't get tangled is beyond me!

All kinds of HUGE character type kites. Very neat.

Hannah enjoying her drink while watching the kite show. Needless to say, her drink was pretty gritty with sand by the time we left.

Since we hadn't really planned on being at the beach that long, we didn't bring chairs. That was all right. Hannah and Jason just found a spot to sit near the beach.

We didn't think to bring any beach toys with us either, so Hannah improvised and filled her shoes with sand instead.

After we'd had our fill of kites, we walked back toward town and stopped for lunch at Snug Harbor. I was so hot from walking in the sun (remember, 85 degrees plus 39 weeks pregnant!) that we ate inside where it was air conditioned! This picture is evidence of why we rarely take Hannah out to eat with us at sit-down restaurants anymore! After lunch, we walked downtown to pick up a replacement part for Jason's kite and then all the way back to the car. These feet are now ready for a good rest!