In the spirit of "It's a good idea in theory" we had planned a drive to lake country (i.e. around syracuse) and a picnic lunch. Given that there were 4 adults and 2 small children to get out of the house, the picnic got the kabosh. But lake country did not! We took the 30 over and the 13 up so we could go round about a few different lakes. We went to Dewart, but didn't quite make it to the lake. Just as well, as Pebbie's place isn't where you can really drive around the lake. (it's location is actually better as it's right by the girl scout camp!). We drove around a little of Tippicanoe, then headed on into Syracuse. Our original plan was to go to the public beach at the park there in downtown, but unfortunately the weather cooled off for the first day of the season that day (it had been in the 90's earlier in the week!) so there was no swimming to be had. Instead we found a sweet little park at the public access site and got the kids out of the car to play. After we put long sleeves on them! There was a man and his son fishing off the pier, and a truck putting their boat into the water. (three young boys, teenagers who were probably on their way to do some skiing). The public restroom, at least the womens, was exceptionally clean. No doors to the stalls, but really you can get someone to stand guard. Clean?! Amazing! Ava and James went up and down the slide several times, and Ava and Daddy played on the swings. James crossed the little bridge several times, and Papa chatted up the guy and his son fishing. After a while the skeeters got to be a bit much so we headed on in search of lunch so we could get the chickens home to nap.
After we got home and got the kids to bed Deb and I went to lakehouse.com and searched for our dream cabin. It needs to be on a quiet nonsporting lake so that Papa can do some serious fishing. We found a few possibilities- now we just need to win that crazy lotto!
Ben, Katie and Marybeth came for dinner that evening, and we made homemade pizza. Deb had found a recipe for pizza dough in the bread machine book we got at the library and we had made 2 batches the night before. We had the sauce and cheese, and we made 4 pizzas- 1 cheese, 1 tomato (from our garden of course), 1 mushroom, and 1 green pepper (from the csa). They all turned out great, and Marybeth loved it! Isn't that the true test- if the little ones eat it, then it must be good? For dessert we had the cookies Katie brought from the Cookie Cottage- unbelievably yummy- and we were all stuffed to the gills. PJ and Ben had some work to do so Didi, Papa, Katie, the kids and I headed into the living room for a little Lawrence Welk. Ava and James were dancing, and it was quite hilarious. I think Katie thinks we are a bit strange. (Thinks? No, she already knows...) At some point James started getting fussy and I announced that I was taking him up to bed. Katie could not believe it. MB doesn't go to sleep that early. I said it's his way of helping with my sanity! So up he went to bed, and did not seem to mind the continuing hubub downstairs being serenaded by the Champagne Lady.
After Ben and Katie left (MB was getting tired too, or tired of Lawrence Welk?) we headed to bed because we knew that the next day was going to be a big one with Deb and Tom leaving Monday. Church PLUS. Deb and I had originally planned to go to the West Central Home and Garden Tour, but we knew as much as we would enjoy it, the kids would enjoy the zoo even more. Stay tuned for more!
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