It only took me 10 years . . .

I’ve lived in this house for 10 years. We’ve lived 2 miles from the lake for 10 years. So why on Earth did it take me 10 years to figure out there was an awesome swimming area with a playground at the lake?

For the last couple years ~ since Hanna figured out how much fun the playground is, we’ve been driving at least 20 miles each way to get to the playground.

As a work at home mom this can be tough ~ it really comes down to a 2 hour chunk of the day if we decide to go to the playground.

This new playground find means I can easily take her to the playground more often and just “cuz”.  She has a rough time in the afternoons sometimes, now we can just jump in the car for a quick change of scenery.  Maybe a quick picnic lunch and swim before I get to the afternoon’s tasks? Sounds great.

Today, since it was the first day we found the place, I got all my work done early and we grabbed the neighbor and her kids and headed out to the lake. We ended up spending the whole afternoon. AAH the kids had so much fun. Playing in the water, digging in the sand, sliding down the slide.

I forgot to take my camera 🙁 but I won’t forget next time.

The only problem ~ we got home late in the afternoon and while she was eating a sandwich Hanna fell asleep in the kitchen chair. Hmmm… maybe a new secret “get her to sleep” method??!