At the Beach

I am loving these slow, Summer mornings! Hyrum walked through the kitchen bleary eyed, right passed my outstretched arms and to the rec room to find his puppy. He spent a long time snuggled up with Tucker and it was super cute to watch.

In the late morning the Wolsey's arrived for the day! It was so wonderful to see them again and I'm glad our friendship can pick up where we left off. We picked strawberries from the garden, took a walk through the orchard, and ate some lunch. Once everyone was full and rested up, we took off to the beach for a few hours.

These two girls were quite happy to be together today!

We finished up with a stop at the park and then loaded up our tired kids and headed home. On the way home, Joseph looked out at the pump jacks and said, "Hey, Jessica! Know what those are called?....Jumpin' Jacks!" Oh, how I love that kid!

The rest of our afternoon was quite leisurely. I love being with good friends, the kind where you can just sit around together and have good conversation. 

 

During dinner I asked Hyrum if he wanted to have a race as a desperate measure to get him to eat his hot dog. He said, "If I win, I give you a hug. If you win, you give me a kiss!" That was my kind of deal! After dinner, we said good-bye to those dear friends, wiped away some sad tears, and enjoyed the last of the evening sun. 

Gramma Purdon came out on her deck, and the littles rushed over to hug her. Gramma brushed Camilla's newly washed hair, and told us about her days playing baseball in a ladies league back in Ontario. She said she was pretty good! When she was three months pregnant, still sliding into bases (because of her competitive nature) she decided to give it up to keep the baby safe. She was quite athletic as a young girl and I enjoy listening to her stories!

Hyrum stuck around and got some good advice about how to hold his glove and how to catch a grounder. I snuck this picture from the other end of the deck while pretending to watch the other boys play.

Another thing I love about Summer is the extra daylight that can be used to enjoy a good book. Camilla found one of my Gramma's old readers and got through a couple of chapters before bed.

Joe enjoyed a few more puppy snuggles before his bath!

After a long day outside, Tucker decided to fall asleep in Mike's sandal. We all had a good laugh! He's such a funny pup!