surprise lemonade

We are on a roadtrip and it has been a blast. We’ve seen and done incredible things, from the Boardwalk of Santa Cruz to the streets of San Francisco to the roller coasters of Discovery Kingdom to the awe of the Redwood Forest. 

At the end of each day, I ask each person what their favorite parts were. Usually it’s the big things, the ones you’d expect: the rides at the amusement park, the walk amongst the redwoods, or swimming at Aunt Tiffany’s house. 

But one day on this trip, while I was making lunch in the back of the van in the Costco parking lot and Nate was taking the kids through Costco, they came out with a surprise hot dog and lemonade all for me. I didn’t know it, but when I saw them coming out it just filled my heart seeing them all together, so I snapped a quick picture right as Lucy starting excitedly running to bring me the news and the lemonade. 

She later said her favorite part of the day was “surprising Shel with the lemonade.” 

I am so touched by the tenderness of her love (and all of theirs) for me. I am the luckiest!