As I tiptoed out of the baby's room this morning after a 5:00am nursing session, I turned to see the pink glow of the morning sun through the closed blinds. I quietly crept out into the living room to get a better look while the rest of the house slept peacefully on. Camilla was up at 6:00am and we read together on the couch until everyone else woke up for the day. Despite only getting four hours of sleep last night I felt awake and energized thanks to the blue sky and song birds outside.
While Sawyer napped the boys ran around outside in their own little world. I helped mom weed a row in the garden as the heat of the sun started warming things up for the day.
When Mom brought in a huge haul of rhubarb I made up my Gramma's rhubarb cake, topping it with extra brown sugar and cinnamon, for the after school snack.
With the warmer weather comes boating season! Daddy got home early from work today and got the boat ready to go out. As soon as the kids got off the bus they put on their swim suits and we drove out to Cow Lake for the evening.
Camilla and Hyrum couldn't wait to get out on the tube and thoroughly enjoyed their ride!
Sawyer wasn't sure what to think of the noisy boat and all of the wind, but he's pretty easy going about most things and adjusted quickly.
Joe had to watch the older two a few times before deciding that he wanted to jump on for a tube ride too.
We also managed to coax Ollie into going for a little ride with Daddy.
I enjoyed being out on the boat surrounded by beautiful views. I loved that in some areas the lake was like glass. I loved watching the children giggle on the tube. I loved listening to everyone spending time together.
It was so nice to have my Dad on the lake with us to help drive the boat so that I could snuggle Sawyer. Ollie was an awesome co-captain.
The wind made the boys hair go wild and I loved it (along with their bare little toes sticking up)!
We finished off the evening with some fishing. The kids are getting so good and love their new gear!
Grampa helped those in the front of the boat while Daddy helped those in the back. We had four fishing rods going and they had to make sure no body tangled their lines or hooked anyone in the boat.
When it started getting late we made our way back to the dock. By this time the big kids were getting braver on the tube and started standing up and balancing as Grampa pulled them in. He gave a quick tug hoping to knock them onto their butts and Camilla ended up flipping off the back of the tube. The water gave her a bit of a shock, but she laughed as she swam back to shore, "Not cool Grampa! Not cool!" I am looking forward to many more nights like these, just hanging out in the boat with my favorite people and relishing in the beauty all around.
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