Thursday, June 21, 2007

A Trip to Deep Creek Lake Beach!


We had so much fun this afternoon at Deep Creek Lake beach! Ingrid squealed "Beach!" the whole way there! Unfortunately, it took us a while to get there. It's about a 10 minute drive, but Papa and Mama had to go to the bank first (where she got a sucker as well as a couple of chocolate kisses from the tellers while we were doing our thing...), and then Mama was REALLY hungry, so we stopped and got her a sandwich. Feeling bad, we got Ingrid's favorite -- chocolate milk! We FINALLY got to the beach with a squealing Ingrid who was so excited that she was kicking her feet and clapping as she said "Goin' to the beach!" We pulled up to the little house where they collect the fee to get in and realized we didn't have enough cash...so we had to go back to the ATM! All this time, Ingrid was so sweet and was so patient while we took our really long drive to the beach. We got the cash and fought the traffic out of the gas station and headed back to the beach. Andrew and I talked on the way about how sweet and patient and quiet Ingrid had been during our detours. We gave the girl our money to get into the beach, found a nice, shady parking space, and stopped the car. We turned around to Ingrid and said, "We're at the beach!"...only to realize she was fast asleep! Oh well. We sat in the nice shady car and talked while she slept for a while. Eventually, she woke up (only about 1/2 hour later...) and we went down to the beach where she and Andrew played in the waves and sand while Elizabeth sat on the shady grass and read her book until Ingrid was so cold that her lips were blue and she was shivering in the cool breeze. It took some tears, but we finally got Ingrid changed into dry clothes and we came back home. It's storming now, and we're enjoying a nice, quiet evening at home. Ingrid is already looking forward to her next trip to the beach! I think we've got a girl who LOVES to be outside! Uncle Eric and Aunt Colleen would be so proud... :) Stay tuned for the next episode in the Ingrid Chronicles...




7 comments:

Jill Kraemer said...

Hello Nelson Family!
How fun to see the slide show and read the blog. I am so glad that you are all doing well and settling into life in a new house. I look forward to seeing more pictures, reading future blogs, and keeping up to date. I love you all and miss you too!
Good night, love ya, and mmmmyaaaa.
Love - Auntie Jill-E-Bean

Sarah Faulkner said...

Hi, Nelson Family! It was so great to see these updated pics of you guys! Ingrid is so adorable! Looks like she loves the water! Your new house is so nice! I need to come for a visit. I can't wait to see what else you put on here! We must chat and catch up soon! I love you all! Give Ingrid a kiss for me!
Love, Aunt Sarah

Lynnette Welsch said...

I can't believe Ingrid is getting to be so grown up! She was just walking when you left - my how time flies!
Hope all is going well and I look forward to watching upcoming episodes of the Nelson Family.
Lynnette

Roxanne said...

Hi everyone,
I miss you all so much-loved the pics-looks like you had a great time!
kisses and hugs to all
love,
Roxanne

Mommysis said...

Hey,
Loved your blog!! When we get our internet I'll start one for us too. See you on the 4th if not before. Love Mommysis

IrishMommy said...

Love the blog!
I'm so proud and excited that I can keep up with you guys even though you are so far away.
Shawn,Kurt,Mitchell and Levi

check out what were up to at:
http://irishmomma.blogspot.com/

Anonymous said...

Hi Lizzie,
My name is Jane and I'm with Dwellable.
I was looking for blogs about Deep Creek Lake to share on our site and I came across your post...If you're open to it, shoot me an email at jane(at)dwellable(dot)com.
Hope to hear from you soon!
Jane