March Break: Our lazy days.

We started the day with coffee.  (Well, actually, Peter started the day with a run but that was way earlier than the rest of us rolled out of bed so I guess that, technically, only my day started with coffee.)

Peter drinks full strength.  I drink decaf.  Brewing two pots every morning takes time.  So imagine my delight when I found the perfect coffee place right across the street from our cottage.  Imagine my children's delight when we discovered that they had donuts.  Ooey, gooey, perfectly fresh donuts.  I was guaranteed company on my morning walk over once they realized that donuts + happy mommy on vacation = extremely lucky kids.

After breakfast we'd pull our lounge chairs down to the beach.  Along with the sunscreen and our books.  We'd read, play ball in the water, read a little more, collect some shells, and maybe have a little snooze before the noon day sun made us retreat back into the shade of our gazebo.  

Nothing's perfect though.  Sometimes not everyone was happy.

Sometimes we needed a little break.

Sometimes we needed to bring out the laptop and connect with friends.

Sometimes we needed a nap.

Sometimes we needed a cold drink.  

Sometimes we needed ice cream.

Every day, though, we could count on a beautiful, peaceful ending.  The pre-sunset plays on the beach,  watching the sun go down, and the after-dark family walk up and down the beach.  We were unplugged from the world and connected to each other at the same time.  That is family time.

 

 

Later, when the kids were asleep, Peter and I would retreat outside with a glass of wine just because we could.

Our lazy day.

With the option to do it all again the next morning.

Perfect.