This week my parents rented a cabin at a lake that is 1.25 hours away from here. They invited me to join them for a night while Rob was away at a conference.
1.25 hours only* seems like a long time:
1. when you're a kid and
2. when you're an adult with 2 teasing children and a fussing baby crammed into the backseat of a car and no other adult along for backup. I just kept throwing things into the back seat that would distract everyone for 10 minutes or so. By the time we got there, the car looked like it's own natural disaster!
We had a blast. It was super hot and muggy, but also cloudy and windy, so it was survivable. Micah thought the sand was awesome, as did the kids....and myself...and my dad. I love things that bring out the kid in everyone! (Check out Micah's latest face wound. The wall vent was the winner.)
Ellie was the official sand castle 'decorator', adding that feminine touch with pretty stones and shells:
And then suddenly, even though the water was frigid, our two budding fish were in the water, having a blast!
Micah preferred a much smaller body of water:
We somehow managed to sleep in our own sweat and woke up early the next morning (6:10, to be exact :) and had a good long snuggle with Bapa while watching cartoons. The only form of 'roughing it' in this kind of camping was the lack of air conditioning. :)
Cousins Regan and Drew joined us in the afternoon and we celebrated with ice cream!!
Micah's response to his first cone:
Highlight of our two-day trip? The kids first ever boat ride, thanks to my uncle Kurt! They were so pumped.
Later in the day we celebrated my mom's birthday and then I packed up and came home to find that my playpen was broken and had nowhere to put Micah for the night! Great neighbours helped to solve that problem. All in all I'd say our first 2-day beach adventure was a smashing success!!
*Okay. There are actually quite a few other things that make 1.25 hours seem long. Waiting in the walk-in clinic, waiting for someone to come home when they are 1.25 hours later than they said they'd be, waiting for your food at a restaurant when you can smell everyone else's...
What's one thing that makes 1.25 hours seem long to you??
2 comments:
When my first newborn would scream for 1.25 hours straight...it felt like 1.25 days! So glad we've moved on from that. :)
I would have to agree on the 1.25 hours later home than was suppose to be. Happens often enough in the trades world. Comes with the territory thou too.
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