Week-ending!

This past week-end we were supposed to go camping with some friends. The weather was predicting rain and both of our families were feeling a little burnt from perpetual packing and unpacking this summer, so we opted to just spend the week-end together doing a couple of day trips instead. Does that make us old? Maybe - but it sure was nice to not have to bury the kids in tents and gear in the car, and then unpack everything again two days later.

Friday was bee-you-ti-ful, and their little boy had never been to Sand Beach in Bar Harbor before, so we kicked it down there for the day. Not a one of our children dipped a toe into the actual ocean water, however. Instead, they opted for the little pools and streams that flow into the ocean. The water is much more shallow and a whole lot warmer.


PLUS!!!! The new discovery that had my boys absolutely rapt with delight the entire time we were there was the finding of a kajillion baby freshwater eels that live buried in the muck in these little pools of water. Delish. So, Kaden gathered himself a little posse of kids, and they spent the day collecting as many as they could and putting them into their own little pools dug especially for them!


Overall, it was a glorious day and a good time was had by all. We all came back to the house for hotdogs and marshmallows. And then, Kevy and the boys put up a tent in our backyard and "camped" out there for the night. (The littles were NOT impressed that we weren't camping for the weekend!) In the end, our friends spent the night with us, also. We stayed up late visiting around the fire and then kicked it the next day for an event in Freeport.

By the end of that day, however, my kids were going on two days of no napping and one REALLY late night the evening before. So, they were all just a wee bit "fragile" to put it gently. We called the day early and came home for some chill time and early beddy-bies for all.

A FULL week-end, but a nice one spending it with friends that we love!