pond days
in the deeper water
Thursday and Friday we spent some serious time at the pond.
The air was hot but the water still has that spring chill so we spent some time out of the water as well—grown-ups and littler kids especially.
sand out of the hole and into the mouth
Lijah loved digging a hole with me and Zion, especially once we hit water.
his own little pool
Thursday we were there with the Stevenses and another homeschooling family, and the kids all found plenty to do together.
friendly crowd
(Since it was a homeschooling group they also did their best to start a fire on the beach with a magnifying glass and a pile of leaves; miraculously, no one objected.)
We went later on Friday and spent the evening, sharing a picnic supper with friends. It was chillier yet as the day moved on, but Harvey still spent all the time he could in the water.
evening swim
Yesterday was cold and rainy, and today is shaping up no warmer, so we're not thinking of swimming right now—but I'm sure we'll be back before too long. At one point on Thursday I overheard a couple of moms talking about the weather and how this was the best day they could find to schedule their beach trip... which sounded strange to me. Because us, we don't "schedule" time at the pond, it just happens. And hooray for that!