Lake George Part II

I have a few extra minutes to myself so I decided to put down my book and jot down a few words before the two boats come back filled with family.  Right this second Jack is down for a nap (FINALLY) and Lauren and I are sitting on the deck chatting.  Here is a quick 5 for the past few days.

1. Beautiful weather

It has been a few perfect days.  It has been warm and sunny.  We have had tons of lake time and all of our skin is a bit sun kissed.  We have almost gone through an entire bottle of 50 spf sun screen.

 2. Jack is taking a nap -- trying.
I started this post but I had to put it down almost immediately.  Let me tell you a little bit about Jack's sleeping...he doesn't.  Last night he slept six hours.  For the most part, he is a champ and in good spirits.  He is acting like he is at his senior spring break.  He wants to be the life of the party AND wants to be the first up and last to sleep.  At this moment he is up in our steamy, hot room trying to take apart his pack and play.  I am hopeful that he doesn't actually get out -- but that is just hope.  I can hear him right above me making lots of noise.  yikes.  ****Once I got to the end of the post, I needed to update -- Jack is up.***

 3. My book
Kara suggested this book to me the last time I saw her and so I swung by her office last week to pick it up.  Holy moly I am OBSESSED. I am going to make sure that all of my coworkers read this one and I might even purchase one for myself.  This man writes with so much insight.  It is a quick read and I am almost done...not wanting it to end.

I took this picture last night because I was able to sit out and read -- all by myself.  After snapping this photo and opening the book my oldest opened the door and started asking questions.  I didn't get any pages read but instead Owen and I sat and enjoyed some moments together. 

 My first "favorite line" from this book was from this page.  I couldn't highlight or underline since I am borrowing the book -- I also can't take photos of hundreds of pages.

"A word meant something only between people, and life's meaning, its virtue, had something to do with the depth of the relationships we form."



4. Owen
This little personality is HUGE.  He absolutely thinks that he is 16 years old with the rest of the teenagers.  He thinks that he is the best of the best.  He is the smartest, the bravest....the absolute best. And I am not going to lie...I think that he is one of the best too.   So far is favorite part of the trip is going tubing --oh and ask him he will say, "I went faster than everyone else, right?"  His competitive nature is down in his bones.  When I observe him I realize that this is the drive that the successful talk about and I don't feel equipped to manage it successfully.  I hope that I am able to nurture him the correct way so he can use his competitiveness to his advantage and not his downfall.



5. Cameron

My sweet child is a ball full of life.  Yesterday he begged, pleaded, cried to go on the hike up the mountain.  This was the same hike I did the other day and I thought FOR SURE that they would opt out in the middle/beginning of the trek.  I was wrong.  This child was literally turning white in front of me from exhaustion, heat and dehydration. Our game plan from the beginning of the trek was that no one would get any piggy back rides during the hike but once we got close to the top I started getting scared.   I insisted we turn back around (lied and said we were at the top) and then I gave him a piggy back ride for most of the way down.



I was ill prepared for the hike.  Though I made them wear hats -- I didn't bring enough water and I didn't apply andy sunscreen.



So in conclusion, Cameron was a beast.  Not only that -- yesterday he went on the TUBE.  What?!!  he was terrified a few days ago but today he found the courage to get in the water.

**AND Owen was attacking the mountain like crazy too.  My kids are super impressive**