Camping at the Beach

Last weekend, we had the opportunity to go camping with our Moms Group at the beach; and although we were all worried to camp with so many toddlers, the weekend passed without use of a single Band-Aid! We spent the entire day on Saturday at the beach, we trucked in snacks, naptime equipment, toys and much more. The guys played football on the beach, the ladies chatted, kids played, and the hours passed too quickly. Much to our surprise we all had sun/wind burns despite the cloud cover! We laughed and ate around the campfire all evening, watched the kids play, and enjoyed sharing stories and memories. We hope to camp again as a group next summer, it was a wonderful experience.

On our Sunday drive home, Mark and I chatted about weekend highlights and what a great time we had (Ruth slept the entire way home--good job, Ruthie). And as we drove, we heard for the first time the song that accompanies this video montage. As I listened, I couldn't stop crying. I have reached the point in Motherhood (thought I would never get here) where I cherish every moment of every day. I feel so incredibly blessed to be Ruthie's Mom and truly don't want her to grow up! What a gift she is to us, each and every day. And what a blessing it is to have incredible weekends like this with our daughter!

Thank you Eric, Trina, Chris, James, Katrina, Anthony, Kathy, Aaron & Kristy for sharing your time and your children with us this weekend. We wouldn't trade these memories for the world!