Today, I’ll admit, was quite up and down for me. In case you missed it, today was my thirtieth birthday. I’ve not been looking forward to it, and was hoping that being at the lake would be a great distraction. It was, and I’m so thankful I’m here! I have my husband and kids readily available, plus my mom, and Jerilee even came for the day! What more could I ask for?? I have some fun new goals and ideas brewing, and some high hopes for the coming year, and hopefully long after that. So, lets hope I have the gumption to get on them, the help I’ll inevitably need to make things happen, and the years of life to live them.
We started the morning off with another delicious breakfast at my moms unit. We ate very well, and took our time. When we did finally get moving and get outside, it was already fairly close to lunch.
Our first move after getting outside was to go to the candy store! A friend gave each kid a $5 gift card for Pine & Fancy to buy some treats at the lake. SO thoughtful! The kids loved going in and picking treats 🙂 Laela insisted on buying me a treat for my birthday, and spent half of her money on me! So I am the proud owner of a pink squirt gun currently filled with gum balls <3 She is SUCH a sweetheart.
After they hauled their candy, it was clear they needed to run it off!
We hit up the playground on the beach for about a half hour. The kids were so happy to be there, running around in the blazing sun. Rowan lost his footing at one point and was hanging onto the top bar of a ladder for dear life. I ran for him as fast as I could, Wavy in my arms, shouting for Ro to hold on. He tried, but couldn’t quite save it, and took a good spill. He was scared, but not hurt, thank goodness! He landed exactly right, and was completely unharmed. I passed Waverly off so I could check Rowan over and snuggle him for a minute, and the moment I stood up with him, he grabbed the bars again. I put him on the ground and he climbed right back up the same place and ran off. How amazing is that??
We didn’t last too long at the playground before walking over to the bakery and getting some lunch. Everyone made their pick and we headed back home to eat. Not long after we sat down, Jerilee arrived!! It was SO lovely to have her join us!
We spent the kids nap time chatting and trying to stay cool on this HOT day. My mom was doing a few things back in her place and invited Dekker to come play games with her for a bit, so Brady, Jerilee and I just caught up through the afternoon. When the others woke up from naps, it was coming up on time to eat supper.
My mom had asked previously what I’d like to eat for supper on my birthday, and she had brought along all the delicious things that I had made mention of. We had barbecued chicken, mashed potatoes, and corn on the cob. It was amazing!!! One of my favorites, for sure! Drumstick cake for dessert, also! Have you guys had that? It tries to pass as ice cream cake, but its creamier and smoother! Ice creamier cake? Yup. There it is. Again, amaaazing!!!
Our hot sweaty day turned into a rainy one, so sadly, we couldn’t go out in the evening like we had hoped to. But once the kids were in bed, the four of us adults (and Waverly) sat together in the living room and chatted and laughed and had SUCH a nice evening together. We pulled out some whine, cheese, cherries, fudge, etc. and treated ourselves and each other. I really really enjoyed spending those hours with some of my favourite people.
However, it is now LATE, and the time of birth thirty years ago has passed. I am officially thirty. I’m so thankful to have spent the day with people who mean so much to me and who are present and invested in my life. I am so fortunate to have everyone and everything that I have.
There are many more pictures I’d like to add to this post, but it was a full day, its late, and lots of the other pictures were not taken by me, and therefore are not in my possession. Maybe another day 🙂
This was the best way to spend our last full day here at the lake.