The Daily Hailey

Yesterday was SO fun. It really couldn’t have been better, honestly. To be clear, it wasn’t just me who felt that way. Cher’s birthday was a huge success, and was enjoyed by all!!
Cher arrived to our spot shortly after 8, and we already had a fire going. My mom wasn’t far behind. I ducked out to drop the kids off at day camp around 9, and then the festivities began!

Birthday scones have become a tradition, as well as bacon, that was made on the barbecue 🤤 No photo evidence of that one because it was gone too fast.
We lurked by the fire most of the morning before heading to a nearby beach, just to mix it up. Mom and Cher had water fights with Wavy, Brady napped and sunburned, and I photographed the whole thing.

Brady and I did go in together for a little bit 💜 it is a challenge for him as the water gets less clear, but it’s fun for a bit for sure! I loved it.

Finally we had been out in the sun long enough that I called it on behalf of the fear of heat exhaustion. We carted ourselves back home, got into dry clothes, and went to retrieve the kids from their final day of day camp. It was sweaty and loud and fun and Wavy pooped and smelled sooooo bad 😆 an excellent time was had by all! Thank you, grandma, for sending our beautiful children to camp 💜
The kids barely came back to our site before running back out after their friends. Brady used that time to work a little more on the awning, and we kept a fire going despite the sweltering heat and sunburns.

The kids had grilled cheese for supper, and once that was done, the birthday supper began! For Cher’s day, we got appetizers from M&M.

That includes cheddar cheese balls, battered pickles, garlic shrimp, bacon wrapped steak skewers, and cheese stuffed mushroom caps. It was absurdly delicious, and a couple of the kids even came for some tastes here and there. It was so fun to share that meal all together around the fire, the four of us adults, and the occasional kid. SO good! A really really nice memory.
It started to get a little rainy, so we got organized on the site and put away the things that needed to stay dry. Finished our food. Brought in towels, etc.
And good thing we did that, because out of nowhere we were hit with a hailstorm.

It was LOUD!!! And a little intimidating! All nine of us piled into the camper and watched the hail come down. It was the longest hailstorm I can remember, but it did end, and order was restored. Vehicle damage, of course, but the camper remains strong 💪
Once the really loud part of the storm was over, we broke out the dessert! It was already late, but my mom had brought a beautiful drumstick cake! One of my favorites and I KNEW Cher would love it.

She did! Woot!
Then the little birthday girl was all tuckered out and took a little cat nap 😴

Then it was getting late and it was time for she and my mom needed to get started on the two hour drive home. We are SO grateful they made the trek out and spent the day here with us 💜
What a beautiful day celebrating a beautiful girl with our beautiful family 💜💜💜 thank you Lord for all you’ve given us!