Here Comes the Sun, Little Darlin'

It's been a wonderful vacation at the lake thus far....I'm sitting here, enjoying a cold beer from the growler courtesy of the local brewery down the street, sweating bullets from my nightly walk with Brookie...though I must say, we've had such a mild summer, that a night of steamy heat feels a little good...and realizing how nice it is to not have to worry at all about what we're going to do tomorrow, where we're going, or whether or not the laundry is done or if the house is a disaster. It's really, really nice to live the simple life for a couple of weeks out of the year.

Today was an amazing day for the beach--started out tumoultuous with lighting, thunder, and heavy rain over the lake, so Tommy and I went out to get a paper and doughnuts, thinking what better way to start a rainy morning. We went into the Bavarian Bakery with the skies looking bleary and ominous, but by the time we emerged--five minutes, and a dozen doughnuts later--the sun was breaking through the clouds, giving us a reason to hope for a day filled with all sorts of possibilities other than sitting inside, trying to keep two energy-bound kiddos from bouncing off the walls (ceilings, doorways, etc. :)

The boys were able to enjoy a morning of fishing, while the girls went to the beach, daring to hope for a bright sunny day. It turned out to be just that! The boys soon joined us beach-side, and we had our very best beach day, yet. The weather was hot and steamy, and the water was aquamarine and clear. In fact, we had such an awesome day, that I fear even all the re-applications we did with the kids' sunscreen didn't keep them from getting a little too much sun--as was the case with the grown-ups, too. Whoops!!! Nothing horrible, but I hate to see even a little bit of pink in my kiddo's cheeks (from the sun)--makes me feel like a bad mommy!!!

We came home and recovered from our day--a little more fishing, walking, eating, drinking, etc., and now I'm off to read a book and wind-down for the night. I'll post pictures tomorrow of our AMAZING week with Teah and Lynne...I can hardly believe they've been gone since Thursday--we had such an incredible and blessed time with them. We miss them like crazy, but the boys are making up for our heartache! Grandpa, Daddy, and Tim (my dear, sweet cousin, who loves us so much he's decided to spend his TWENTY FIRST BIRTHDAY with us at the end of his trip north) are keeping us well entertained and rested! :) Boy, was Connor glad to see them when they pulled into the driveway on Saturday...no longer the "man of the house..." :) Will post more pics soon!