Morning at the Lake

 Ollie slept all the way through the night and woke quietly at 5:30am. I can't even begin to tell you how amazing it felt to get over six hours of sleep IN A ROW! The morning was slow and the big kids stayed sleeping a little bit later than usual. Camilla was the first to wake and enjoyed a bowl of cheerios while I put together the ingredients for Gramma Purdon's rhubarb cake. 

As the morning went on the littles woke up one by one for breakfast. The sky was blue and the sun was warm as I sent my little girl off to school. The boys and I had to run an unexpected errand which landed us near a lake. Before heading home we stopped by to run and dip our toes in the water. When life throws ya lemons, make lemonade. The sand had just been raked and was warm beneath our toes. Walking along the beach was so very good for my soul. 

 

 We were the only one's there so early in the morning which made it even more wonderful. I watched Ollie eat his first fistful of sand while the big boys ran around kicking and jumping for joy. It was decided that we had to come back here with swimming gear and buckets next time!

 The boys could have stayed and played all day long! And as I watched them I forgot about the piles of dishes, the sticky floors, and the chaos in the toy room. 

 I especially loved hanging out with this chunky blonde boy. His wrist rolls, his thighs, his oh-so-kissable cheeks. We all went home much happier than when we left! We are so looking forward to coming back many times this Summer!