So long, farewell...

Last week was one of the best ever! It's time to move on and create more best days.

But first, I want to share a few more pictures from "grandkids camp." Maybe next year it will be "cousins camp" with the addition of Goldilocks...I don't know, it takes a brave kid to leave home for a week!

Turns out, this was deemed the "favorite part" of camp...

Causing me to wonder why I spent so much time gathering materials for other activities...Thanks, Skip To My Lou, for great ideas for summertime fun! Because whatever they say, it takes a lot to keep two boys busy for a week...not to mention for a lifetime...

The Best Day Ever!

We took the opportunity to enjoy the warm weather here by going to the "beach." It's not the white sands of Pensacola...However, a picnic by the water was lots of fun. Hours were spent building sand castles, "seats," and other things. Seeing some sail boats up close was pretty exciting...As we left, Batman commented, "This is the best day ever!"

Batman looks a lot like his dad looked, and that comment reminded me of a comment his dad made when he was about the age Batman is now...

The three boys and I went to Sam's Club to get a few things before my family came to visit. Planning to have sandwiches one day, I put a large container of croissants in the cart. Then these classic words..."This is the best day of my life because you're buying these breads!"

Maybe if we found joy in the simple things we'd have more "best days ever!"

Here are some shots of our "crystal" lake and the beach!

Glub...Glub...Two boys in the tub...

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Life is just a bowl of cherries...

Batman and Wolverine have come to my house this week. We've had lots of fun.

On the trip here, Batman commented, "I don't know why my stomach feels a little weird about me coming to your house. The rest of me feels really good!" Sometimes life is like that, isn't it?

Here's a sweet story to start things off...We have a cherry tree and it's full of cherries. The boys were very excited about picking cherries and making a pie.

We went to church Sunday morning. In the car on the way home Batman said, "My teacher loves cherries. We should pick some cherries and take them to her." I told him that was a good idea, but she worked out of town and it might be hard. He insisted she really loved them and we should call her and find out when she would be home.

Long story short, she was leaving at 2:00 that afternoon. She, of course, encouraged me to explain to Batman she was leaving and that I'd bring them another time. He was having none of it. So we picked a few, and then I took a bag out of the freezer to take to her. She cried saying how sweet it was of him. On the way home he felt so good.

Batman: "I'm glad I did a nice thing."

Me: "You do a lot of nice things."

Batman: "I try to do nice things, but sometimes I forget I'm trying to do that and I don't. But now I did a nice thing and I'm going to remember to do nice things because it makes people happy. It's okay that we picked all the red ones and gave them to her. In a few days the pink ones will be red and then we can pick them and make a pie."

When I told him we had some in the freezer we could use now to make a pie, he was really excited.

Just think what life would be like if we were all more like kids! Let's all do a nice thing today!

What I Think

Goldi is a two-year-old that knows what she thinks. Come to think of it, most two-year-0lds have a mind of their own...that's why so many lovingly refer to "the terrible twos," isn't it?

Well, there are times when Goldi decides to wield power over her parents by refusing to eat...anything. Things that she loved the day before become "yucky." We've all seen it. But this story makes me smile...

Mama to Goldi: "Here, eat this. It's really yummy."

Goldi: "No...it's YUCKY." (She hasn't tasted it yet. She can just tell it's yucky.)

Mama: "It's not yucky...It's YUMMY. See, (putting a bite in her mouth) it's yummy."

Goldi: "No...(trying to turn her head away as her Mama puts a little in her mouth)

Mama: "Ummm...You like it."

Goldi: (Spitting it out into her hand and showing her mother while making a horrible face,) "I'm pretty sure it's yucky!"

Next time you're tempted to tell someone else what they think about something, remember this face!