~Another "BEST DAY" Ever~

At the rate we are going, according to Pudgie, we will never have a bad day, ever. It seems like every single day is somehow becoming the Best Day EVER, for him, and for the rest of our family, as well!!

Last week I was chatting with my neighbor about surprising the crumb-snatchers with a trip to Big Surf. We go every summer, but normally, it is for my birthday and our last big event of the summer before the munchies go back to school. They look forward to it all summer but this year was my year to change things up a little bit.

Jax is having surgery on Friday and I wanted to have a day of fun for him with enough days in between so that he is well rested. When I told the kids we were hitting Big Surf they were thrilled. Shocked, but thrilled. Kelly and the girls joined us, which is now a summer tradition for us, along with Ruth and Gregory. We had the most relaxing and fun day. Jessie took control of Pudgie for me and followed him from pool to pool so I could actually sit and have a conversation without someone tugging on my swimsuit until it nearly fell off. (that came more towards the end of the day) This year, was by far, the longest time we have spent at the water park. We were there for the opening of the gates and for the last wave of the afternoon. It was awesome. I even gave into my own fears about my scars and sported a bikini, without a long sleeved shirt on, to cover it right back up. Thank you Jax and Binky for telling me that Mommy looks tough with all her scars. (I think that is a round-a-bout-kind-of-sort-of compliment????)

It was definitely one of our best days ever. The only thing that would have made it absolutely perfect would have been for Daddy to be there with us!

AM I WHAT????

CRAZY....

That seemed to be the question out of everyone's mouth when I told them for my birthday I would be joining my sister Kelly, two of my friends, Shanen and Trish, along with a minimum of 14 kids at BIG SURF for the day. I guess I am crazy...because we had a blast!!!

Pudgie was terrified of the wave pool but happily sat right next to me, clutching my leg, at the end of the concrete beach waiting for the water to crash onto our toes. All the kids loved riding the waves and going down the slides. Jax was a little scared of the slides and didn't want to admit it in front of his best friend Emma. I was good with that. They got to come and go as they pleased into the pools and slides and I had a great time catching up on life with my sister!

I also got to spend a lot of time with each of my big kids today. Kelly took Pudgie into the kiddie pool, where there was plenty of shade for each of them, and I got to play in the waves with both Binx and Jaxi. It was time together we needed and with summer closing quickly, I know they liked it as well!

Maybe I am a little crazy. Today is not a day I could have gone to get my nails done or had dinner alone with Tommy. Our schedules don't accomodate special days all the time. I guess that is what makes us work so well. If Tommy had been off work... we still would have headed to Big Surf...all of us...because I would not have wanted to be anywhere else!!!! CRAZY works for me and I wouldn't trade that for the world!!!