I have done a stellar job of completely ignoring our house since we left for Ohio.  Today I will have to remedy that :(  In the meantime we've been having some fun.  Yesterday was H.O.T.  Kindergarten had it's Elm's beach field trip, this is my favorite outdoorclass room.  So fun!    We learned about shells and went on a scavenger hunt and learned about birds, and looked for shells and built sandcastles and had a turtle race.  We saw a bald eagle and an osprey fighting over the water! Saw lots of critters and heard lots of birds and got our toes wet (against the rules ;) )All very fun.  We came home hot and sweaty and tired.

 Despite being hot, sweaty and tired this was the day we had chosen to take our canoe on it's maiden voyage.  Ethan and Hannah both didn't want to go and both had other commitments so that was okay.  Monique took them to church with her kiddos and it worked out great.

 So we packed up all our gear, of which there was much.
Hefted the canoe on top of the car.
Grabbed some gatorades and put on our water shoes and hats.
Drove down to the wharf.
Unloaded the canoe and the gear and the gatorade.
Drove back up the hill to Big Larry's because someone forgot to pee.
Bought single scoops to thank Big Larry for the use of his facility.
Drove back down to the wharf.
Got in the canoes.
Breathed a sigh.
Paddled around.
Caught a fish (Rob)
freaked out a little (Lu)
relaxed (me)
saw some osprey
saw some turtles
saw a river mammal (otter maybe?)
watched the sun begin to set
nice 2 hours on the water
hauled the boat out of the water
put gear away
threw away empty gatorade bottles
drove home

Went to Salsas at 8pm
Ate
Came home
put Lu to bed (R mowed the lawn, in the dark)
showered
put Lu to bed again ( I assume he put the other two to bed )
flopped in bed
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