First Trip to the Beach

Future Levi Phelps?

Levi loves his thumb
Ryan found shells for "accessories" for Levi



This past week Ryan and I took Levi to the Lake Michigan.We both love the beach...Ryan loves spending time in the water. It was a beautiful day. It is always an interesting trip with Levi but we managed to have a pretty good day. We picked up some subs for lunch and unpacked and set up our little "camp" for the afternoon. One thing we have learned is that you have so much more to bring with a baby than before. We had chairs, umbrella, baby basket, towels, sunscreen, diaper bag, thermos with water for formula...however one thing that we did not bring was bug spray. After we got settled in Levi needed a bottle and then we ate lunch. Then the black flies came and started biting...BAD. They surrounded Ryan and I's ankles and legs. It was a good thing that they did not like Levi though. He surprisingly slept part of the afternoon. Ryan did get a chance to go swimming a couple of times and I spent some time in the sun. It was a good family outing that we will not forget! .