We had a fun filled 4th of July weekend! We borrowed my brother and sister-in-law's boat and slipped it in Muskegon where Kevin's parents have their boat. Kevin took the boat out there Thursday morning and Owen and I met up with him on Friday. Our plan was for all of us to sleep on the boat and come home on Sunday. I didn't know how we were going to get him to fall asleep on the boat with it being an unfamiliar place. Our plan was to tired him out :) Friday we took the boat out around Muskegon Lake and Lake Michigan. Owen LOVED being on the boat! He had to be on daddy's lap in the drivers seat the entire time. The faster we went the sleepier Owen got.
After our boat ride we had our first attempt to put Owen to bed...that didn't last long. Then we loaded him in the carseat and took him for a long walk along the Muskegon Lake. That didn't put him to sleep either. So then I loaded him into my car and took him on a short little drive to the Muskegon Beach. The car ride always works. We then put Owen to bed on the boat. Friday night was quite chilly so after all that hard work we ended up packing up a few items and headed home to sleep where it's warmer.
We then went back to the boat on Saturday. We headed out on the Lake in the afternoon for another boat ride and ended up parking the boat in front of the Muskegon Summer Celebration. Third Eye Blind was playing that night so we could hear them as if we were at the concert. Owen's our little dancing machine. He was our entertainment on the boat with his dance moves. After the concert there were fireworks. I was surprised that Owen was still awake at that time considering it was about 10:30 or so. I didn't know how Owen would react to the fireworks. But he like them. He even did his own little oohs and ahhs. It was cute.
Owen getting ready to go for a boat ride
Owen wanted to take us for a little ride 
Sunday I was planning on just staying home and relaxing but it ended up being the nicest day. So we headed back on the boat and spent the day with Kevin's parents and friends at the beach. It was a great weekend and Owen loved spending time with his Papa and Grandma Manthei.
