The Beach

I have felt so happy and energetic this week.  I can't explain it, but I haven't felt worried and stressed or depressed.  I wouldn't say I am depressed all of the time, but it is always there a little bit.  The best thing has been the energy.  I have exercised every day this week and still had energy left to clean the house, mow the lawn and play with the kids.  I can't remember the last time I have felt this good.  Maybe it was that awesome weekend I had with my siblings last weekend, whatever it is I hope it continues.  Anyway, I have been feeling like I want to get out this week.  We thought about camping this weekend, but that didn't work out so we decided to head over to Herriman to the reservoir yesterday afternoon. 

The kids were so excited.  It turned out to be a cold, windy afternoon, but we decided to go anyway.  It is such a fun place.  The kids loved playing on the play ground and in the sand and water.

When we got there it was freezing.  Hallee was shivering, but she didn't want to stop playing.  The other kids didn't seem to mind.  The good news is we pretty much had the place to ourselves!

Caitlyn was the only one who wanted to go in the water.  After a while the wind died down and then it was a perfect temperature.  It was too cold to swim, but it was great weather to play.

Jonah wanted to make a little pool for Hallee and Wyatt.

Caitlyn was the only one who would go in the water so she was in charge of filling up the bucket.

After a while Wyatt decided he wanted to get water too.

Wyatt and Hallee were in heaven playing in the sand.  It was so fun to watch them.

Oh man, I love these two!  Poor Hallee was so cold and the only thing I had in the car was a t-shirt.  I figured that was better than nothing.

Hallee had fun dumping water.  I had to stand right next to her to make sure she didn't dump it on herself. 

It was such a nice night.  I had Wyatt take a nap so he could stay up later so we weren't rushed at all.  It is amazing what a difference it makes when you are not on a schedule or rushed.  We just let the kids call the shots and we played whatever they wanted to.

We packed a picnic dinner so the kids would play and then stop and eat.  Hallee kept saying, "I play." We had to feed Hallee and Wyatt at home because they wouldn't stop to eat.

When it warmed up Caitlyn talked Jonah into swimming with her.

It was so funny to watch them because they were trying to push each other in the water.  I love seeing them play and laugh together.

Jonah ended up falling in first.  Caitlyn kept telling him that they would both go under on the count of three and then she would stay up while he went under.  They had so much fun, but they were freezing when they came out of the water.

It was nice to have some family time.  It seems like we have been too busy lately and we all needed this.

Hallee started throwing rocks in the water and she thought it was so fun.  She kept saying, "I want more rock, splash." 

The kids wanted to walk down the beach and we found a spot with a lot of rocks so they all had fun throwing rocks in the water.  After we had been there a couple of hours it started raining a little bit and we decided it was time to go.  I think we will be going back here a lot this summer.