We jumped in big with a five day trip to the lake! We got here yesterday in the late morning and settled in!

I will not lie. It has been HARD so far. The kids were suffering pretty badly almost right away. Yet, I’ll give them the benefit of the doubt. They were coming off the school routine. They were part of the stressy hustle and bustle getting out the door. Its too hot to breathe. Everything all put together can be VERY overwhelmed.

Yet, I feel all the same emotions, and I have to control them. Lol! Oof. Adulthood. Overrated.

Sooooo rather than complain about being somewhere I LOVE with people I LOVE, I’ll just show you some cute pictures 🙂 That counts, right? Right.

Our drive was decent. We got bagels on the way there, and we made great time. Not everyone felt happy, but the majority did. 🤷‍♀️ Can’t please everyone all the time!

The highlight of actually getting to the lake was getting in the WATER! Our kids are not fish just yet, but they were HOT and it was time to face those fears!

I haven’t told you all yet, but Dekker got an early birthday present right before we left. I’ll show you more about that shortly, but I’ll just let you know now, its a kayak! 😍 He was BESIDE himself!! His favorite thing, though, is to give Waverly rides.

She obviously loves to kayak, too.

The rest of the day wasn’t really worth noting 😬 It was HARD. But it ended with a couple of good tight snugs.

In this case, I lay on top of Solly to smush him, and he just grabbed me 💜 Rowan joined in once a camera was out, lol!

And then Laela came along shortly thereafter.

Sorry about the SUPER real facial expression. Thats just very much how I felt, and still feel a little on the inside. Supper after the kids went to bed helped.

Today has been better, though. Its Canada Day, had you heard? We did.

Stay cool, friends. In the 😎 way, but also in the…

Way.