Supposedly frolicking in Lake Washington this weekend when it was 65 degrees outside was crazy. Or as my husband so eloquently explains, "It's cute; you're crazy, but you're still cute." Regardless, I couldn't restrain myself from acting like a little kid as we wandered toward the city's lakeside waterfront.
Quickly shucking riding jacket, boots, and socks, I raced to be the first to put my feet in the water and squish the sand between my toes. I won of course! Not that it's especially difficult to win when no one else had any intention of joining me in my play...
I had an overwhelmingly fun time walking in the water, kicking it to create rain, and racing around the shoreline bend trying to stay in front of the waves. My non-collaborators proceeded to walk down the dock and watch, shaking their heads at my play. Luckily, I have a very impressionable five-year-old so she chose to eventually join me.
Children grow. Fast. Too fast. Both our girls just went through growth spurts this last week and have shot up like weeds. Miss K is now taller than seven-year-old boys and has size 12 feet! At five years old! Eesh! One of my favorite parts of watching her grow is handprints and footprints. I'm sure this is a favorite for almost any parent so I've made myself the goal to find fun and creative ways to keep track of her growth.
On our jaunt to the beach, we were excited to find fresh, untouched sand, ours for the decorating! After a couple (okay, like fifteen) attempts, we finally got a good shot of our feet. And even got some cool duck tracks to boot! Miss K is in such a hurry to grow up that she kept dragging her heel to make them the same size. Tricky little girl! I hope I remember to keep doing this whenever we can. She is growing way to quick for my liking and I want to be able to look back at the fun times we had.
I still say there is nothing wrong with playing in the water....
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