the beach.....

My baby eating a marshmellow!

This weekend I headed out to Birch Bay.

Randy was gone on Friday so Lyndie and I decided it would be fun to head out to the Bay and spend the night. OK, she had been there a few nights and I decided to crash her party (thanks lady).

I was a bit nervous spending the night, not sure how the kids would do. They did fantastic! Carson was all giggles when it was bed time, I think Griffin fell asleep before him. They shared one room while Lyndie's kids took the other.

After dinner we headed down to the beach to have smores by the fire. After we got lots of sugar in the kids, we put them to bed than headed out to the porch for some girl talk. Once the kids were asleep we watched a movie and ate warm cookies from the oven (yummy). My butt is not very happy that I ate some many warm delights after 10:00 pm!!!!!

I slept great, not long enough, but still I felt refreshed by morning. After a relaxing day of games, plenty of walking, ice cream and more playing in the sand I headed home. I was exhausted by the time I hauled everything back in the house.

I am so looking forward to my next visit! I love making memories and new traditions. I can't wait to look back on the pictures of the bay over the next several years. They will each tell a story; describe what that summer was like. Griffin is at the age where memories are sticking. He will have these images for the rest of his life. My goal it to make as many positive images as I can; as soon as he is a teen he may not want to spend that much time with me. The short window is slowly closing so I have to cram as much in there as I can.

Griffin picking up a wishing rock for me.