blissed out at the beach

if i could give one gift to all my loved ones, it would be to treat them to a week (okay, maybe a month!) at priest lake! i had SO MUCH FUN!!! i had the time of my life last week! i spent many a morning snoozing in the shade on the beach (can you find me below under the beach umbrella?) only to wake up & start digging again in the fabulous sandy private beach we were lucky enough to occupy for a whole week! i visited with lots of family & friends i don't get to see very often & i showed them all how "boy" i am..my cousin jack (19months) & i played & played until we crashed from exhaustion! (or a food coma! we ate & ate & then ate some more!) we played horseshoes & washers, then a combination of both! we stayed in a beautiful lake home at night & in the morning we meandered down to the water, just down the stairs, to spend the day playing, (& eating!) at the beach. my grandma barge, aka the "food lady", made sure i didn't starve, i ran to her every time she came down the stairs because i knew she would have some good eats in her arms!! everything from loaded baked potatoes to huckleberry pancakes(oh, & grandma, mommy says thank you for my newfangled fruit snack addiction!)
speaking of thanks, thank you SO MUCH to grandma & grandpa, & auntie steph & uncle ryan for making this all happen! mommy & i had a magnificant time! we really missed daddy, but he'll be there next year for sure (he'll even be getting paid for his time!!)
i was covered in sand the whole time i was there! it was great! i would just sit down & fiddle with the shovels & pails for hours! digging & dumping & filling & pouring! i acquired a taste for it as well, so even my face was constantly filthy! i loved to wade in the water, getting my feet & little legs wet, but no further! mommy would walk me deeper in the water, or put me on her lap while floating, only to put me to sleep! i also fell asleep when we'd go out on the boat!
on friday night, an incredible lightning storm threatened to come our way!! it stayed on the other side of the lake, but mommy really enjoyed the show! her & grandpa sat on the deck & watched it pass. (i slept through it) it even knocked out our power! luckily, our cabin owners left us a box in the closet marked "candles in case the power goes out!" it was only out from about ten at night till maybe nine or so the next morning!
there is so much more, but you get the picture! it was just heavenly to be there! we had perfect weather & made some beautiful memories!
oh, & before we flew back home to see daddy, grandma & grandpa took me to see the blue angels put on an amazing air show just before we boarded our own plane! they were awesome!!