Rojas Family Vacation 2010

...Jacob has been a lucky little guy, he has been quite the traveler in his short life thus far...we have visited Florida with family, The Virgin Islands with friends, some weekend getaways with friends and family, and now we were able to take a nice, nearby getaway with Just the 3 of us to South Haven...Michigan's Beachtown.

It was truly beautiful and absolutely perfect for all of us. Just 3 short hours away, we arrived in South Haven on a Thursday afternoon, after an early dinner, we checked into our condo, and made our way to the harbor

, enjoyed some fine music outdoors while playing in the grass and then made our way for some ice cream (because South Haven has an ice cream parlor on EVERY block!). Jacob went to sleep that night, while Rocky and I enjoyed some wine and appetizers on our patio. The next day, we had a nice breakfast and then made our way to the beach (we haven't been to the beach since Jacob was 10-months old in the Virgin Islands- way too young to "get it" then)- the beach was AMAZING.

It was made up of white sand, 2 light houses, boardwalks, and beautiful Lake Michigan. Jacob really enjoyed the sand.

The lake not so much...

it took him a couple days to get used to the "waves" that he kept telling to go away. He LOVED the seagulls and chasing them down the beach.

We enjoyed a nice picnic lunch, and made our way back to the condo for naptime. Later that evening, we made our way to a nice family dinner with another ice cream stop to end the night. The next day, we woke up, went for breakfast, and drove 20-minutes to Saugatuck, Michigan

. We enjoyed ALL of their shops, beautiful harbor, and a nice lunch. We then made our way back for a nap.

That evening, we decided to grab some sandwiches and have a nice little picnic on the harbor (we were kind of done with restaurants and a toddler- that is for another post), we walked the boardwalk, watched the sunset, and ended our last night once again with...ice cream!!

Jacob was in HEAVEN. The next day (our last day), we made our way to the beach for a couple hours before we headed back home. It truly was a wonderful, perfect, relaxing trip. I am so happy we were able to do it...Rocky and Jacob especially got to spend some quality time together.

We look forward to making our way back next year!