before i start - i wanted to say thank you for the get well wishes. i think i've finally kicked the cold and (knock wood) none of the kids have gotten it yet. matthew did, unfortunately, but he's better, too.
AND - i know i promised some projects and a giveaway, but i wanted to give those their own post so it will go up tomorrow. =) this week has gotten away from me! we're trying to fit in as much fun as possible before school starts.
AND AND (lol) - just a reminder that it's sneak night over at studio calico - the peeks at the september kit will go live at midnight EST. we'll be chatting from around 11pm on. =) as a hint.. these pics are SO going on september pages. the colors are perfect.
once upon a time, back in the olden days when i was little (hee), my mom used to bring my brother and i to this lake during the summer.
and i have to admit that i sort of forgot it existed, until we were out this way to go somewhere else. it's in a state recreation area about 15min outside omaha.
yesterday morning i loaded up the sand toys, packed a cooler w/ snacks and lunch, and told them to put their suits on. i didn't tell them where we were going. ben kept asking anyway. sam kept telling him that we were going on an adventure.
i don't know if it's what they expected, but they loved it. i wasn't sure ben would be into ooky lake water, but he was the first one all the way out there and in it. i barely have any pics of him out of the water. sam was good about not going in too deep.
alex went back and forth between swimming and building large sandcastles, complete with moats and lakes. sam spent a lot of time fishing plant life out of the lake.
we were there for 4.5 hours and i had to drag them out. i'm so wishing i had thought of this earlier this summer - we will definitely be frequenting this place next year!
and the $10 breakdown - $4 for a day pass into the state park, $6 for a stop at mcd's on the way home (diet coke for mama, m&m mcflurries for the boys). totally worth it. next year we buy the $20 annual pass and go way more often!
