We spent another day at Waskesiu. The forecast was for BEAUTIFUL weather and for whatever reason, the actual weather was somewhat disappointing :/ All morning, it was VERY windy, and rained on and off. The water looked amazing, and as a kid, I would have been all over that, but it would have frozen and terrified our kids. So our plans to actually get the kids in the water this time didn’t exactly pan out. Merp.
But it was ok. We rolled with it. While we waited for the rain storm that followed us to town to decide what it wanted to do, we grabbed cinnamon buns and found a cook shack to eat our treat in. Once we figured the rain had moved on for at least a little while, the kids busied themselves with the big playground on the beach. It was more chaotic this time, with obviously many more people around, and all three of the big kids running in opposite directions. But Brady and I just kept counting to three, playing with Solly, and praying for some sun.
The sun did come out after a while, and the kids were positively loving standing up to their knees in the lake and getting splashed around. They probably would have loved to get into swim stuff and get wet, but sadly, at that point, it was getting on in the afternoon and Solly was SHOT and desperately needing a nap. Rowan wasn’t far behind him in that department either. So instead, we said goodbye to the beach and the playground, and went for a walk around town so Solly could rest in the ergo with me, and Ro could ride in the stroller for a bit. (Jami! I stuck my head into your store but you weren’t there!! Booooo!)
We found a little play structure tucked away by the community hall, so the big ones played there while I worked to get Solly to sleep. No dice. That poor kid went from total stillness to crying and twitching back to staring blankly. He just couldn’t get there. He needed a drive.
So once again, instead of going to one of the fun local places for supper, we headed out a couple of hours earlier than anticipated, and drove to PA for supper. All four of the kids slept on the drive there, and were nice and refreshed in time for supper. Win win.
We’re home now, and everyone is tucked in for bed. I admit, my body is CRYING. Its so silly. We walked the loop of the town twice. Thats really all we did for exercise today. Maaaybe a bit more. I did run to and from the beach to the van a couple of times to get things, but it was a pretty low key day. But my legs feel like I’ve been running and running and running. They can barely hold me up anymore. My lower back hurts and my arms just want to hang there. I wasn’t even that active!!! Its pretty brutal, and annoying, honestly. I’m not pregnant enough to feel this wiped out, and I wasn’t busy enough to feel this wiped out, so I guess I’m just a wimp :/ Don’t love that conclusion, but I’m a bit of a loss otherwise.
I’m bushed. I’ll post some pictures soon. Not today. Another day. The kids were far too cute not to post. But it just cannot be today. Tomorrow is busy too. We shall see!