I love camping, and this last trip of the season was tinged with sadness, as you know that months of cold and snow stand between it and the next one. When I was little, I thought half the year was summer and half was winter. Then I grew up and realized that here in the northeast, most of the year is winter, with a little special treat of summertime.
When I saw this leaf on the beach after the rain...yup.
The sunsets from our campsite though, can't complain.
It was cold on Thursday...brrr! I had made that beef stew, and warmed it up, we ate it piping hot in the camper with the rain drumming, wind rattling. Perfect. Saturday was windy and cool, I tried to go swimming, but the clouds insisted on filling the space in front of the sun, and nope. Then Sunday, calm at last, clear sky, and ahh, the beach. We were there for six hours, went swimming three times.
Happiness.
Sunny loves the water
Paul grilled steaks and veggies over those coals...
happy!
Home! We had a fire on the deck, hot dogs, s'mores...corn on the cob (cooked in the house). Sonja and Oscar came over with baby Kaia...blissful.
Ms. Sonja K. with baby...Kaia Jean:). 8 lbs, 1 oz. 21 inches long.
Her daddy is pretty pleased!
I got to hold her when she was less than two hours old.
Sonja looking beautiful right after birth...
This sweater and hat were made by Paul's mom for Emily, over 40 years ago...all of my baby girls wore it home from the hospital.
And...the Starting School pictures abound, so I thought I'd post: Charlotte Claire and Camille Anaya on their second day of college. :)
Char helped me clear out the camper, I didn't want to leave anything in there over the winter. I washed some towels and put things away. There are 115 days until Christmas, and autumn is lovely. But...it's such a long time until next summer. I already have two long weekends booked for next year, I can't book anything else until nine months ahead.
This is from today...I am a very thankful grandma!
Ah well. It's nice to be home. You have a good night!
