Tuesday, July 17th - maybe some rain?

It's amazing how quickly the days start getting slightly shorter once you reach July. A few short weeks ago it was bright outside at 5:00 but now it's quite dark, with just a hint of light creeping in.  It's 19' this morning but overcast and we should reach 26' later. Yesterday wasn't quite as warm as was expected so it was a pleasant change from the heat. We did get a sprinkle of rain last night but I don't think it amounted to much.

Good thing we went to the beach on Sunday. It was very warm and after going for a bike ride, then stopping for some breakfast, we called it a beach day. Brenda came and picked Tristen and I up along with all our stuff - lawn chair, sand toys, etc.  We drove over towards Savage Harbour and went to a little beach that is little used. It's fairly stoney in spots but the beach is great. Unfortunately there were jelly fish in the water so Tristen was having no part of that.

Brenda was brave and went for a swim - much braver than I was, I have to admit.  She had been to this a couple of weeks ago and it has a really interesting feature. A ways down from where we came in from the car, there are 4 spots where an underground spring comes up right in the middle of the beach. They make little rivers to the water and are very shallow but quite fast moving. Needless to say, they were a wonderful source of enjoyment for a six year old boy. He played there for a very long time and at one point, another little boy came along and was playing with him.

Later he came back to where he was building something but we're not sure what. It started out as a sand castle but the sand kept sticking in the bucket. So he changed tactics and collected a variety of rocks and built a maze for mice (apparently).  Eventually it was supper time and we had to make up a story about everyone having to be off the beach by 5:00 pm because the tide was coming in, or he'd s
STILL be there. Needless to say he enjoyed his day. But before he went to sleep I asked him what was the best part of the day and he said it was the motorcycle ride with Papa. Guess we'd better try to get in another ride before the end of the week.

Yesterday morning I dropped him off at UPEI and he just marched in like he owned the place. He was quite chatty with the staff checking us in, and happily left to go to his group. I think he was the first one there so he'd enjoy the opportunity to chat with the staff by himself. When I went to pick him up he was happy to see me but equally happy to be coming back today.

After supper last night I set up his laptop on the butcher block table that's sitting in the living room so now he has his very own workstation with a computer. While I did some laundry and Lloyd cleaned up the dishes from supper, he happily worked away at some games on Treehouse and Disney until time for bed.  

Tonight we're going to see the movie "Ice Age" playing at the theatre. It starts at 6:10 so the timing is perfect. A quick bite to eat somewhere and then the movie.

Yesterday I got some pictures in my email from the wedding we went to on Saturday. They were much better than the ones I'd taken.  I still can't believe what a great job they did with the building that housed the reception. It's a garage! Amazing what you can do with a bit of ingenuity and a lot of work!