I'm a wreck by the time we leave shopping with him is my least favorite thing to do. Aden is a maniac inside the store, repeatedly running away from me and filling his little kid shopping cart with 20 random canned goods from the store's shelves.
They are not happy about leaving!ħ:30pm: I stop by the grocery store on the way home from the cabin to get a few other foods on my shopping list that I wasn't able to buy at the farmer's market. After we eat, I tell the kids it's time to go and end up dragging Aden kicking and screaming out of there. I only have enough cash left for one bottle of water, and they're both belly-aching about sharing it. I'm starving! After surveying the offerings, I pick the healthiest thing I can find (a wood-fired margarita pizza for Tory and I to split) and a hot dog (again!) for Aden. This is actually Aden's first time having something painted on himself I'm proud of him for sitting so still and waiting for the artist to finish!ħ:00pm: Finally I convince the kids to break away from the playground equipment so I can buy a few vegetables and something for dinner. Tory picks a purple heart design for her face and Aden selects a rocket ship for his arm.
Nicely, they share a piece of their cotton candy with Tory and Aden. Unfortunately, the line is about 10 children long, so we decide to go get some freshly-popped kettle corn to snack on while we wait.Īden makes friends with a few kids also waiting for their turn at the face painting stand, and rolls around in the grass with them. We could easily spend all afternoon here.ĥ:30pm: Our first stop is the face painting booth Tory and Aden's favorite. It's a large market with food and craft vendors, face painting, a playground for the kids and a bulk foods store. This is one of our favorite place to go during summers at the cabin and surprisingly, it's the first time we've been this year. He eventually meets Tory in the master bedroom and crawls into bed to watch television with her.ĥ:00pm: Tory, Aden and I load up into my car and drive about 25 minutes to the Country Lane Farmer's Market. then proceed to clean up the pile of urine he trickles onto the floor. A few minutes later, he tells me he needs to use the potty, so I carry him into the bathroom. This three-year-old moves a mile a minute during the day, so mornings are one of the only times I get to sit and snuggle my sweet little boy. I wrap him up in a big hug and carry him over to the sofa to snuggle for a bit.
#INTO THE DEAD 2 THE CRASH FIND THE SWINGSET TV#
She crawls into my bed, turns on the TV (a skill she's recently learned to do herself) and starts watching Strawberry Shortcake.Ĩ:00am: Aden walks up the stairs shorter afterward grinning ear to ear. I grab her by the hand and lead her back upstairs. I fly off my chair and down the stairs thinking it's Aden making all the noise, but instead see Tory standing outside her door in a sleepy daze. Crash! the door slams into the bedroom wall. I will never forget waking up to this view every single morning this summer one of my favorite sights.ħ:45am: Suddenly, Tory flings open her bedroom door on the middle-level of the cabin and makes a huge racket. It's crisp and dewy outdoors this morning a chilly 61 degrees. Birds are chirping, crows cawing, bullfrogs bellowing. The lake cabin is completely quiet except for the sounds of leaves rustling outside my bedroom window and birds chirping in the trees.Ħ:45am: I check Facebook and Instagram on my phone, use the bathroom, and then pour myself a cup of coffee.ħ:00am: With a coffee in hand, I walk over to the sliding glass door, open it, and give thanks for these beautiful surroundings. Tory and Aden are still asleep, as we've all been sleeping in later and later as the summer rolls on. Here's a Day In The Life on Thursday, July 20, 2017:Ħ:30am: I wake up naturally by the light of the sun, and blink my eyes open a few times to gather my bearings. and then completely neglected to blog about it! While these photos are a month old now, I still wanted to write about our day as it's always fun to look back and remember what our life was like at various points.
In keeping with my long-standing tradition of documenting a day of our lives during each season of the year, I took a bunch of photos one day in July and jotted down notes about what we did. I feel lucky to have spent so much quality time with my kids in a natural, carefree environment and even if it never happens again, I will always cherish the memories we shared this past summer. Tory, Aden and I spent the entire summer at the lake this year, and it was as magical as it seems.