Recent Adventures

One plus to Joel being on his ER rotation is that he sometimes gets days off during the week. This week he was home with us on Monday and Tuesday. We decided to make the most of his time off and the beautiful weather and go to the beach on Monday and the zoo on Tuesday.

Port Huron is a little over an hour away, but we needed a big lake fix. So, we headed up there for the afternoon on Monday. It was fun. Although, I am disappointed in the state park up there--it wasn't open. I thought State Parks are open year round. Fortunately, there was a county park that we could go to, which was free. So, we sat on the beach and had a picnic lunch. We sat close to the shore with Kyper and he got to play in the rocks and sand. (Lake Huron has beach sand, but the shore is covered with rocks--not quite as nice as Lake Michigan but still good.) After sitting on the beach, we went to Port Huron's waterfront/boardwalk and had a nice stroll. Joel saw a freighter. It was a beautiful day and very sunny. Joel and I have some beautiful tan lines from the day--mine hurt a bit. Below are some pictures:



On Tuesday, we headed to the zoo. We love our membership! Joel wanted to go see the polar bears and seals, so that is the only exhibit we hit up. It was so crowded. But, we did get to see the polar bear swimming. Here is a picture:


Joel is now working today and tomorrow. He then has a few days off until he starts working 5 night shifts in a row. This rotation is making him a nocturnal being--he has 13 night shift and 4 day shifts for this rotation. Although, I think he may see more of Kyper awake when he has a night shift. :) He only has 8 more weeks until he can officially call himself a 4th year!! He graduates a year from this weekend. The time will fly!