Those two and the water...

It was until after we moved here that Scott and I realized just how much we enjoy living by the lake. From the day of our very first visit to our beach, it has become such a sacred spot for us.

We don't use the beach in the very typical American way - going on the weekend to bask in the Sun when it's really crowded. Instead, we go on overcast days or even at dusk, when barely anyone is there, to explore and meditate.

This was just another of those amazing beach days...

  

  

  

We would come to the beach a lot when I was pregnant and I really think that's why this place is in Tessa's heart. And her Daddy does enjoy playing in the water too. She's just made to love this place. 

And to make my heart swell even more, this was the blanket I crocheted for Tessa before she was born. To wrap my sweet baby up in something I stitched love into every day while waiting for her to arrive Earthside was just magical.

See, it's gotta be genetic.

And, of course, a ceremonious climb up the steepest hill in the world.

And walk back down the stairs.

This is the place we call home.