Wednesday, August 6, 2008

The Boys of Summer...and Mikala too





Luke has an endearing affection for the water - bath water, pool water, beach water, drinking water... he loves it so summer is HIS time. Tuesdays are beach days and since his summer school is over he gets to come along. While initially the waves at the cape were intimidating this past week he became an overcomer and I became intimidated by his lack of God given fear - he was ready to swim to the next state! I wasn't worried about drowning as much as drifting - he has his Diego lifejacket- what a well spent $20 that was- Diego the Lukie Rescuer!
The beach is the haven for us both - a relaxing place to play and dig in the sand, he runs around with his siblings and imitates their behavior -this is not always a good thing- but Tristin is an avid Skimboarder (and has gotten to be a good one rather quickly) and so Luke throws his boogieboard on the sand and jumps on for the ride (of his imagination) over and over. Skyler and Luke run from the waves which luke finds loads of fun and Skyler endures the humiliation to see him so happy. Summer is almost over and these days will be memories. Thank God they will be good ones.