As it's raining outside for the bazillionth day in a row, and I'm sitting here sipping from my Life is Good coffee mug, I figured it was a good time to tell you about our last day at the beach. Because who's not dreaming of the beach right now? It also might be a little about procrastination. I might have a huge grocery run to do and get ready for father's day. There are weeds littering my beds and still a pile of school stuff from Laura's book bag on the counter. Ugg...reality. So let's slip back into vacation mode for just a minute and avoid reality, shall we?
As you might remember, the kids basically wanted to do everything on the last day of vacation. They wanted to go to the beach, take bike rides, go swimming, eat ice cream, etc. We did almost everything in some form. Mom, the girls and I went down to the sound beach in the morning. We didn't put anyone in swim suits. We went down to play Frisbee. I didn't think that Frisbee would last that long, as I thought the kids would get frustrated quickly. But I was wrong about that. They were actually pretty good at it, and we played for quite a while. Matt went on an 11 mile bike ride and took pictures around the island.
We decided to head to the pool after lunch. My parents were taking off and heading home. They wanted to split the drive into two days. We spent a very relaxing, lazy afternoon at the pool. I didn't get in much. I mostly laid in the pool lounge chair and read my book. Matt stayed in the water and played with the kids. The kids played games and practiced their jumps into the pool. They proudly showed Matt their moves. It was one of the those afternoons where the pool wasn't too crowded, the afternoon sun was warm, and time stood still. I wished we could stay in that moment forever.
At about 3:30ish we went back to the house to get ready for our evening plans. Matt let Laura and Hannah ride their bikes down to the Salty Dog (which is like 2 blocks away), and that counted as their bike ride. Laura would have liked to take a longer bike ride, but we bribed her with a surprise later. We ate a fairly early last dinner at the Salty Dog. I had this delicious seafood pot pie. I really didn't have high expectations, but can I just say....it was awesome! Matt even thought that it was exquisite. So that was fun. Matt and I got dessert there, and the kids got ice cream later that evening. After dinner we did a little last minute shopping. I wanted these Life is Good mugs. We always drink from them at the beach, and it is one of my favorite activities. We always choose a special, yummy flavored creamer, and coffee in the morning is one of the relaxing, perfect ways to start each morning. This year we had Cinnabon creamer. (Yes, I could purchase this kind at home, but I'm cheap. And it's not the same. I have to put my coffee at home in a traveler during the week as I'm rushing off to work. Not. the. same.) So I thought I could dream of the beach at home on the weekends with these mugs. And today is the first day I'm using them doing just that - dreaming.
We also made one other last minute purchase. We already had a surprise for the older two back at the house, so we let Emma get Jake, the Salty Dog before we left. She has been begging all week. So she was quite excited to bring him home. She kept saying, "he wants me!" You see, the girls have Matt wrapped around their little fingers. They had also been begging Matt all week for a specific toy. Mommy had already told them no, but they knew there was hope in Daddy. They just kept working on him, and when he was out and about without Mommy, he caved. So their surprises were at the beach house waiting. The kids had some ice cream, and then we headed back to the house to begin the arduous task of packing up to go home.
Matt gave the kids their surprises, a horse sketch pad for Hannah and a magic kit for Laura. That kept them busy while we packed. We didn't finish until about 10:30, and we had a 6:00am departure time the next morning. So we hit the sack, and so ends vacation.
It was a really amazing vacation again this year, and we are so grateful to have had the opportunity to take it. It kicked off our summer perfectly. Now we have so many things to look forward to the rest of the summer. It will be over before we know it, so we want to bask in each weekend and event. I hope you all are having a great summer too!
P.S I didn't take any pictures on the last day. Sorry about that :(
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