SUP at MP

As promised, here starts a 10-post series on our fabulous time in Michigan and Chicago these past 2 weeks!  How is it that every time we travel back to the Midwest to visit family our expectations are exceeded?  We always have MORE fun, MORE laughs, MORE outings, and MORE difficulty saying goodbye than we plan. 

The first week of our Midwest Adventure was spent in Michigan with Heather.  We kicked off the fun with a day at Millennium Park on the river, after church and lunch at a cute sandwich shop.  At this park you can rent stand-up paddle boards, which we did for a few hours.  While we took turns with the SUPs,  it was great to soak in the river on tubes or read on the beach.

  

Heather has amazing selfie-taking skills!  My phone was not in danger in that waterproof case, but not only did Heather not drop it, she managed to get us both in the picture looking cute! :)

A special part of this trip was getting lots of time to get to know Andrew, Heather's fiance.  He is already a fabulous uncle and we love him!

A highlight of this day was watching Delia find the bravery to try to the SUP and discover that she loved it!  She's been out before, but usually just as a rider.  On her own, she paddled out into the water for a good distance and amount of time, learning how to control and steer the thing.

SUPing is hard work!  Especially when you are paddling into strong winds, like we were!  Second full day of vacation and we already had aching muscles-- sounds about par for the course with the way our family vacations! ;)