We don't go that many
places with our kids or do that many activities . Travel yes we do travel with
them every second year and alone trips are a priority - but rare we go to an
amusement park or a movie or an activity
Labor Day we decided
to get off of our asses and do something super fun . We had Bear and Beauty ,as Chase and his buddy had gone home the night before after a 24 hr fun visit with
lots of boating and sleeping .
We woke the kids up at 7:45am
and had an early car breakfast at Tim Horton's . Then shuffled all us grumpies (
none are morning people in this family ) to the kayak expedition hubby and I
did alone a few weeks ago . The kids resisted but ended up loving it ( did I
say they admitted that ? )
It was so amazing
this 4 hr kayak and harder this time as lower water levels and less current .
Stopped twice for
great cool lake swims and a lovely picnic . I love seeing kids in nature - it
is one of my all time highs in life . Simple things like catching minoes and
splashing around in water ( ok ok and posing for pictures doing cartwheels and
sending snapchats of his mom dabbing which seemed to go viral by now !! )
We ended the day with
the silly parts and wasted cash ( we don't do this kind of stuff usually ) on an
outdoor go karting track on the way home for a 10 minute spin . And then
stopped for a snack that we assumed would cost 2 dollars each and was 7 dollars
each for a tiny little poutine??
It was really a
Quebec day with poutine and go karting as the finale .
And the beauty of
that kayak ride is fairly inexplicable .
Hubby and I played
our " funeral " songs for the kids to
make sure they remember for the big day and they loved hubby's choice . Mine
however became a huge laugh fest - nobody could stop laughing their heads off
for some odd reason ! Even me !
( not so sure I can
choose that one anymore and bring the whole church down in laughter to their
knees . Especially my own kids and husband cracking up may not give
the greatest impression of their loss ?)
Let's not kid
ourselves either . Don't even begin to think we
are all peachy over here . Kids didn't even want to go on this day and acted
like spoiled brats when we told them our surprise . They were total losers when
they woke up until they got on the kayak and then they were even rude at go
karting as wasn't as nice as another place . Jerks !!! But .... Most of the
time it was amazing . And we are smart enough to know as parents that with
teens unless you push them ( force them ! ) you might sit on your asses all day
for the rest of their lives as they will never do anything on their own accord
Silly fun and special
special day . So much closer to my daughter lately too . Just many moments .
God knows I have worked hard for these few in between moments and I deserve it
. I have been reading so much on the teenage girl brain and the seven stages of
females into adulthood . Specifically when one has a big health issue in early
adolescence . All making more sense to me more now - not so sure it is
coincidence that as the day brace came off there seems to be a little more space in her heart for her mama
Feels damn good
Moments really has
defined 2016 so far for me . It's what I wanted this year -and what I am
getting
