Vacation Recap Part Three

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We finally made it to the lake four days into our vacation. We found a park with a lot of seashells, so our city feet were tip-toeing around on the shore trying to figure out how to walk, but we made the most of it and enjoyed the sun. Anabelle and I played in the sand (dirt?) while my husband got some fishing in. I feel like the pictures speak for themselves :)

This face makes my heart melt every time I look at it. My husband was making Anabelle laugh while I was trying to load everything in the truck. He made me stop and get a picture of her face, since it was priceless!

Funny story I have to share with you. When we got out of the truck, we took a survey of the area, and thought, "Oh this looks lovely." My husband took the first load down this steep, uneven embankment to the shore. He came back up and mentioned the ground was rocky and decided it would be best to use the stroller for the rest of our stuff. We loaded the stroller with our beach bag, chairs, toys and Anabelle. I pushed her down the hill on tons of gravel, and by push, I mean push against the forces of gravity. Did I mention that these stroller wheels don't work on gravel? (And my husband thought it would be a good idea to use the stroller to go jogging with Anabelle. Ooohhhk...) I managed to get us down the hill without toppling the stroller and my child over. Intense, I'm telling you.

My husband chastised me for not bringing shoes that I could get dirty at the lake. Hello, we're at the lake! I haven't been to the lake since college, and I don't remember the terrain being so rough! Maybe it's just a Canyon Lake thing? When he came back into shore from fishing, he was carrying his broken sandals in his hands muttering a lot of cuss words under his breath. His sandals were completely destroyed, and he didn't bring an extra pair with him. 

When we left, he had hike back up the hill twice, barefoot with all of our lake luggage. I offered to help him with trips two and three, but he didn't let me. He put on his brave man-face, and dragged all of our junk back to the truck. You know those stories your parents tell you about walking three miles to school, in the snow, with no shoes? Well, now we have a story of our own to share with Anabelle when she gets older. 

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We took a toddler-friendly hike, too. You see that ground? Rough, I'm telling you. We visited a park near this gigantic dam to take a short family hike. Anabelle absolutely loved it! She looked like she felt so accomplished for walking that hike down and back up! I was so proud of my baby girl.  

Her daddy showed even showed her how to skip rocks. She was feeling incredibly brave by this point and started walking into the water. It's amazing how fearless kids are. Amazing and inspiring.

The last vacation recap will be published tomorrow!