Vacation: Day # 4

Today was a rough day as we were all feeling the effects of our sunburns. I look like a freshly boiled lobster, Alex's cheeks began to blister today just below his eyes but the rest of his body is burn free although belly is scratched up from tumbling in the surf. Ariel is sore from the sun burn on her legs, Rebecca is the typical woman/mother who goes about her daily routine without any complaints despite the fact that I know she is hurting too. Rebecca went to work for the morning and the kids and I spent the morning laying around. I assembled the new coop and started installing all of my upgrades which of course required a trip to the local hardware store with Alex. I also decided to install the air conditioners in the kids bedroom windows as the nights have been quite warm here. Thankfully we are all feeling better and have a full day planned for tomorrow. Despite the reason for us all laying around today it was nice to just kick back and relax for a change. I really enjoyed listening to the kids banter this morning - there is nothing like a hearty belly laugh from a child to make you smile and brighten your day! Dinner was simple but delicious tonight, I cooked up a couple pounds of shrimp - Alex had his as shrimp cocktail while the rest of us had ours in a yummy peach relish (fresh peaches, fresh garden tomatoes, garlic, onion, ginger, fresh squeezed lime juice, all brought together with a touch of oil, salt & pepper.) Rebecca also made a nice stir fry of fresh garden veggies. Today seemed to go by in the blink of an eye as do most vacation days - hopefully the remaining days of vacation will be as enjoyable as the past 4.