We had a spur-of-the-moment picnic at the ocean tonight. I threw together a quick casserole by baking sausages and cutting them into little pieces, then mixing in a couple of cans of baked beans and topping it with leftover mashed potatoes, while Elijah made Ants on a Log (celery sticks with peanut butter and raisins) and Esther cut up fruit. Then, while the casserole baked, we milked quickly and then left. The children had great fun digging in the sand, while Gayle and I got to be by ourselves and walk down the beach to the rocky cliffs at the other end. What a lovely end to the day!
Looking south along Gore Bay
Is he really having fun?
One of my sweet boys picked this bouquet for me on the way back up the cliff!
[…] 6:00 this evening, the boys came in, excitedly saying that Daddy had said we could take supper to the ocean tonight! That sounded like a good idea, so Esther, Elijah and I got busy putting a […]