Okay, I know it has been a while and I promise to catch you up with all of the happenings with our crazy bunch... but that will be the next post (or two)... this one is about our "family time" day.
Brock's travel schedule has been quite hectic lately and it doesn't look like there will be much relief anytime soon. So while he is home, we try to make the most of our family time together. This morning we got up and had breakfast (Mom's omelets and cinnamon toast... yummy!) and then a boat ride. The weather has not been very cooperative this summer so there haven't been as many boat rides as there normally would be. But today the "stars aligned" and we took advantage.
There's not much that is better than being on the boat early in the morning before the river gets crowded and the sun heats everything up. It is cooler and quieter and in one word - great! We went to Bird Island and explored for a bit, but the vegetation had grown so much over the summer that our normal exploration paths were a bit too tight for my comfort zone. The thought of spiders and ticks kept jumping through my mind. After a bit of time on the island, we decided to go back to our "regular" island, which is actually a sandbar, just down the canal from our house. The water level has been unusually high so the sandbar never surfaced. But the water was clear and cool and the girls had a great time swimming. Another family was there with their dog, so Duke had a playmate. The two dogs splashed and ran, and ran and splashed. Needless to say (but I will anyway), Duke was one tired pup when we got back to the house. Audrey and Claire swam with the other family's daughter and the parents all enjoyed some chit chat. We left the island and headed back down the canal to our house. We cleaned up and went to Grills (a local seafood grill) for lunch. It was a fun day just being together as a family. Now, we are gearing up for a family game of Scrabble! Should be interesting... I leave you with a photo from today...
The girls on the boat
(with Duke in the background)
