ending a saturday

we weren't very productive today. mr. pike and i had lunch at todai -- a japanese seafood and sushi buffet, while baby girl spent the afternoon with friends. we ate our fill of rolls, sashimi, tempura, korean pul kogi. it was yummy deliciousness.

on the way home, baby girl fell asleep. and mr. pike and i joined her when we got home. we all enjoyed our afternoon nap so much that when we woke up it was evening.

we fed baby girl dinner. (mr. pike and i were still full.) piled in the car. and headed to the lake.

we hadn't been down to the lake for a while. and with a beautiful sunset, it was a perfect evening for a little kite flying.

baby girl enjoyed the rocks. tried to eat a few.


we each took a turn flying.



and then it was time to go.

let's go fly a kite

yesterday mr. pike volunteered to do the laundry -- which is a bit of an ordeal at our house because we have to load it all up and head down to the laundry mat. i was tasked to run to costco and make my way through free samples.

as we left the house, the sun was shining and the temperature was just right -- not too hot, not too cold. mr. pike remarked, "it's a shame to spend such a lovely day indoors." with that final thought, we emptied our laundry from the car, and i left mr. pike at the laundry mat.

i love going to costco. and as i nibbled on samples of black forest ham and chicken stir fry, i knew mr. pike had gotten the short end of the stick when it came to our saturday errands.

on my way home, i thought about what would make mr. pike most happy today. to be outside. so, i dropped off our groceries at home, packed a picnic, and grabbed mr. pike's kite.

when i returned to the laundry mat, i told mr. pike i had a surprise for him. we loaded up our car with our fresh, clean clothes and headed to the lake.

we watched the waves lap onto the shore and clouds roll by as we ate our lunch. it was a beautiful afternoon. then i pulled out the kite for its inaugural flight.

mr. pike released our kite -- and it soared over the lake. he ran up and down the shore keeping it moving with the wind. (i just watched, since i'm not moving as fast as i once did.) having some time to be outside made mr. pike very happy. it was a lovely reward for errands well done.