Brown Paper Packages

a best afternoon

:: he was fixing fence when we finally found him 

:: it is a rare treat to spend time with Uncle James on the job 

:: he took some time to help the kids explore

:: the homemade arrowhead sifter was dug out of the pick-up 

:: he and August took a little stroll down the creek

:: they saw an eagle - I wish I had a picture of that

:: we found no arrowheads but lots of other treasures (i.e. rocks)

:: anything that could have gotten wet was - we were down to skivies when we left

:: I sat in the grass and watched - I like to do that

:: the breeze was just perfect and so was the afternoon

surprise day

Every so often (less often than I should) I take the kids on surprise days.  I don't tell them where we're going, only what they should wear and anything they need to bring with them.  Along the way I give them clues and they try to guess where we're going. 

They love it. 

As do I, so we should do it more often. 

We went last Friday on possibly one of the most miserable days this year.  Wind, wind, wind.  But we enjoyed ourselves and here are a few peeks into our day . . .

We experienced pretty much every type of weather that day . . . wind, rain, snow and sleet.   And at our last stop, a brilliant showing of the sun shining across the water. 

Yep, more surprise days are in order. 

the beach

I found these on my camera . . . I should have posted them in September.  (When we actually went to the beach.)   It was a get-in-the-car-you-don't-know-where-we're-going-but-you'll-love-it kind of day.  Just the kids and me.  And the dog.  (Always the dog.)  

It was a great day.  I don't know how else to say it . . . we played hard, got too tired, fell asleep on the way home . . .  a great day, this day at the beach.