Vashon Pictures

Today we played outside, we bought some clothes, I recovered somewhat from being awake yesterday for 19 hours! Megan woke me up at the farm at 3:45 am on Saturday morning, with the coffee already brewing so we could catch our 5:30 train in Wenatchee. Bless Keith and Megan for not only hosting us for three days but also having to rise that early themselves. Yikes! Anyway, then we had the other Browns for dinner on Saturday night, which I'm glad we didn't cancel, because we really needed to hang out with them, drink delicious red wine, eat yummy cheeses, pulled pork tacos, did I mention brownies? All Rob's doing, by the way... But we were all a little wiped today... Rob has picked up lots of slack, letting me sleep in until 8:30 and then go to Nia dance class too... And then we're back to it this week with the school and work schedules, lunches to make, playdates to have, hello mini-van.
Here are a couple pics Rob took during our Vashon day.

Sunshine = Joy

Today Seattle had sun and we rejoiced. Lucy at school; me at Nia (dance) class; Jasper and I at Golden Gardens beach. Even though Rob didn't get to frolic in the sun, he caught enough of a glimpse to be inspired to ride his bike from work tomorrow. The kids and I had an afternoon of homebound bliss featuring a sweet visit with Grandma and Pop Pop, and finally as if our cups weren't full enough, Rebecca, our precious 21 yr old friend and sometimes babysitter, joined us for dinner. Rebecca gives me hope for the world. How did a 21 yr old get so wise?? Her calm, clear voice and earnest, compassionate listening and looking are so healing and brought our entire household into a more beautiful harmony this evening. For the first time in a long time, I felt clarity about the general direction our lives are going ALL DAY.