A day at the beach

This day

was one of

those days.

Where

nothing

you had planned

goes

as

planned.

The baby

who has cried maybe

an hour in his entire life

screamed

the entire hour

of his first birthday

photo shoot......

Afterwards

I had wanted to go to a certain

place for lunch.

They were packed,

no seating.

Then we wanted

to get our boat out.

The wind was fierce.

But today was one of those days

where nothing

went

the way it was planned.

Big Guy hammed it up

for the camera.

He has never been so cooperative!

He was adorable.

I was soooooo proud.

We went to a different

restaurant.

It was quiet and calm.

And we could watch the basketball game!

We are so lucky

to be able to plan

a day at the lake in

March!

We took the boys

down to the beach

and they had a blast!

Probably more fun

digging and splashing

than on a boat anyway!

The water was

freezing

and the wind was blowing,

but our family

had a

wonderful day together.

Big Guy

wasn't afraid to

go almost knee deep into the freezing water.

I was surprised by his bravery

(and craziness!)

Baby was a bit overwhelmed

by it all,

but nothing beats

sticks, digging

and

sunshine!

Last week

my super hero

hopped right on his

trike and took off

for the first time....

like it was no big deal at all!

We are already

getting to the point of

less/no leftovers.....

especially after

a busy day outside.

I think double recipes

are in my near future!

I am glad our day

was

NOT

how I planned!

love, the rockinryans