Another afternoon at the beach...

"Mom. Instead of you picking me up after school... do you think Clint could?" Drew wondered.
"Sorry, sweets. He's going to be at White Rock skimboarding with his friends. You're stuck with me."
"Do you think..."
"I'll ask him."

Clint was totally OK about having his brothers and cousins drop by to join him and his camp buddies at the beach. (Sigh. He's turning out to be a nice guy.)

So while the kids skimmed, I took 207 photos. Everyone wins. We all were happy.

Not sure if it shows up, but my boy's back is burnt. Just like his little brother's was yesterday.

So many great photo opportunities... and I didn't even have to leave my lawn chair.

The stresses of the month blow away when I'm at the beach.

Three things I'm thankful for:

1. Perfect, ideal, wonderful parking spots every time I go to White Rock. THAT is like a modern day miracle. Adds to the perfectness of the occasion.

2. All three of my boys are home and happy tonight. Right now I love being their mom. That will change as soon as I walk past the front hall where I KNOW Clint has dropped 8 days worth of sock balls.

3. In 12 hours school will be OVER. All done. Finished. Complete. I have not enjoyed any part of this school year. It has been brutal and I'm thankful it has ended.

The rest of the photos will be posted to the O's Photo blog tomorrow.

Shalom,