{these days} today. i'm packing up the kiddos and my bottle…

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Posted by: grace_to_be Original: 8/7/2012 11:05 AM Views: 677 Comments: 33 eProps: 60 Read Comments Post a Comment Back to Your Xanga Site

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Tuesday, August 07, 2012

{these days}

beach days~

today. i'm packing up the kiddos and my bottle of sunscreen and a very large cooler of coca cola and heading to the BEACH!

sunday night, after hard rain, there was that first hint of fall in the air...

and i guess i'm sorta starting to feel the urgency of the doors of summer closing.
just wanting to squeeze in every little opportunity for sunshine and warmth and lazy togetherness that we can.

so the laundry. it can wait.
that funny smell coming from the bathroom. i'm plugging my nose as i pass.
the dishes. i'm pretty sure they'll be there when i get back.
the beds. they'll only be slept in again tonight.
the few inches of dust on the furniture.. well, i can dust when it's snowing!

some days. you've gotta just leave it all and GO!!

housework will always {ALWAYS} be there.
these days. this one. just like this.
will not.

beachfun

where's been YOUR favorite go to happy spot this summer??
a flower garden. morning coffee on the patio. a rocking chair on the front porch. the lake. a river...

whatever you're up to today~ enJOY.
and make time for a little play. : )

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Have a wonderful time at the beach -- but watch out for the sun!

Posted 8/7/2012 11:12 AM by slmret

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I'm feeling that urgency to ENJOY summer while it's still here too! Love the pictures!

We have gone to the pool a lot this summer and I love just grabbing our swim bag and heading out. Gotta do that again this week!

<3

Posted 8/7/2012 11:13 AM by aSeriesofFortunateEvents

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have a wonderful time, it seems that summer has flown by so quickly.

Posted 8/7/2012 11:14 AM by MommytoBrooke

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Happy BEACH day! I'm guessing it's a lake beach?
Summer memory. Arg. i feel like summer is passing me by!! There haven't been any camping happening much or beach. Just new baby, which doesn't really make for the classic summer memory. Memories, yes, but the summer ones, not so much.
I do hope we can hit the beach once with the kids yet, maybe in September.

Posted 8/7/2012 11:15 AM by fruitloops115 - - reply

Have a wonderful day!My happy spot this summer would be our back deck that we just completed at the start of the summer. We've enjoyed so many meals as a family, and I also spend my quiet time out there

Posted 8/7/2012 11:32 AM by americanmom4 - - reply

sounds delightful! have fun!

Posted 8/7/2012 11:57 AM by karen@facebook.com - - reply

I'm at my friend Kathy's house which is a perfect
Happy place to chat and let the kids run wild!!

Have a fun day at the beach! Love the pic of Reese in the bucket!!

Posted 8/7/2012 12:02 PM by purpleamethyst76 - - reply

always the beach, always:) tho I've gotten to where anywhere there is water is will do just fine!
play is awesome.
Have a good one!

Posted 8/7/2012 12:29 PM by resolved2worship - - reply

Sounds like fun! Up until the last few weeks, I've enjoyed hanging out in the yard with my kids but I just can't handle the heat these days! Hope you have a great day!

Posted 8/7/2012 12:56 PM by aretheyallyours - - reply

Exactly what I did yesterday!! Spent a few hours at the lake w/ my SIL and friends! Children LOVED it! And you're right...somehow the work is there when you get home...=)

Posted 8/7/2012 1:07 PM by qualitybarns - - reply

Any thing containing water is my happy spot. :)
Hint of fall? please do share some down here!

Posted 8/7/2012 1:46 PM by redladybug18

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I get what you mean about feeling like summer is slipping away TOOOOO fast! I feel the same. I hope your beach day is wonderful! My favorite spot this summer: Probably my little reading nook in the early morning. With the window open. And the quiet.

Posted 8/7/2012 2:12 PM by appalolly

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Oh you make me want to pack up my girlies and go to the beach! EVEN if I do hate sand, and have to keep the baby from eating it LOL I think our fun days have been with friends or cousins at a pool this summer. I'm just waiting on these FL bugs to settle down before I spend much more time outside! We have at least 2 -3 months of summer here!

Posted 8/7/2012 3:15 PM by floridayankees

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the lake, where we go nearly every week.

I'm feeling the need to hang TIGHT to these last few days of vacation....WHERE DID SUMMER GO?????????????????????

School starts in 13 days. Sigh.

Posted 8/7/2012 3:28 PM by lwstutz - - reply

how FUN! i hope your time is splendid, and even better than you hope for. :)

this summer has seemed to pass me by so quickly i hardly know what happened. in between 3 family weddings and a new baby, it still feels like it MUST be the beginning of june. august, you say?? that simply cannot be true!!

Posted 8/7/2012 5:42 PM by lifeisadance - - reply

Good reminder. It's cooler here today... LORD willing there is a hint of fall in the air. A hint of fall makes me much sore interested in taking off for a play day. in fact, I may just take your advice.

Posted 8/7/2012 5:47 PM by MOM2_4

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Oooh fun! Hope you all had a wonderful time at the beach! Such true words about housework!
I say moms just need to get away from it more often. Thankfully it does not follow just waits :)

My favorite spot this summer has been our back yard patio. Watching the planes fly overhead and hearing the birds tweet away.

Posted 8/7/2012 5:48 PM by Cluesy

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Our happy spot has been a little deck that my husband built a couple of years ago with scrap wood, it's tucked in a corner way in the back of our yard and is always shady. It has been a perfect spot for us to get out of the heat, a little oasis in our own back yard! We've really appreciated it this year with Hubby's ability to travel limited...gotta be grateful for those little things! But I remember those beach days with the kids...they were a lot of fun and you're so right...the housework will wait. As you know I'm an empty nester now and I think I'm just about caught up!

Hope you had a JOY full day at the beach!

Posted 8/7/2012 6:58 PM by DawneElla - - reply

Adorable photos!!!

My go-to spot has been sitting on the couch with my family watching a Disney movie once a week, mostly since it's been a stormy summer! Cuddling with popcorn and a blankie and watching my toddler bounce and sing along with the movies have been so much fun for us this summer.

Posted 8/7/2012 8:09 PM by bamsniko22407

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You are so right about those early signs of fall. Love your post!

Posted 8/7/2012 9:21 PM by TrentTribe

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fun fun day!!! we plan to head to our "city beach" here soon... school will be fast approaching, can hardly believe it

Posted 8/7/2012 11:11 PM by jewelofthelord

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@slmret - we did! lots of sunscreen and water to drink. :))

Posted 8/8/2012 12:50 AM by grace_to_be

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@fruitloops115 - yes. it's a lake beach. i guess it's the largest fresh water beach in the world. so gorgeous. i honestly feel i'm at the ocean. you can't see the other side, and the waves! crazy that a lake gets waves like that. also.. so super shallow. we have a pool in this house we rent and ppl always tease me about going to the lake when there's a pool in our back yard. but - - SHALLOW is the key word! reese can go out and play all day in the water and i don't worry for a sec about "the deep end!" the pool here kinda makes me a nervous wreck w/ her. she thinks, of course, she can do everything the big kids can. ;)

there'll be lots of summers ahead for beaches and camping. bringing a baby into the world trumps them all!! he's pretty spectacular. :)

Posted 8/8/2012 12:56 AM by grace_to_be

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oh good for you to just up & go!!

Posted 8/8/2012 2:22 AM by H0LDfast

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So true! Hubby and I love to poke around in second hand stores. We laugh at some stuff, and just have a good time. Sometimes we even find a treasure. I love being with him.

Posted 8/8/2012 4:48 AM by DanishDoll

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