Our day started with french toast and was followed by a lingering, slow morning complete with extended hours of jammie-wear.
As late morning wore on, the sun shone bright in our kitchen, the need to enjoy this beautiful, short day became emminent. We packed our basket with a few essentials (and maybe a non-essential or two) and headed out to Berry Springs to enjoy the remaining divine hours of sun surrounded by acres and acres of quiet nature, good friends, and happy children.
I could not have thought of a more appropriate or relaxing way to spend our shortest day. Our kids spent their day emmersed in fresh air amidst the big Texas sky and climbed, chased, searched, laughed, splashed, and collected for hours upon hours.
I needed a day like that -- a day overflowing with glee and innocence and simplicity...my girl and her little friends discovering the streams of fresh spring water, toes emmerged, pants pulled up, hands digging, sun beaming, breeze blowing through their beautiful halos of hair...
that sounds (and looks) wonderful!
ours was a crazy windy wintry day.
Posted by: amanda (sweetpotatoclaire) | December 22, 2012 at 09:38 PM
That sounds like such a perfect way to spend your shortest day! We usual celebrate the Solstice by visiting Stonehenge but this year the children were in school so we couldn't make it.
Posted by: mamaUK | December 23, 2012 at 01:53 PM
It was the perfect official start to winter. just lovely all around. hope you, mike, and claire had a merry christmas. can't wait to read all about it!! xo, nichole
Posted by: Nichole | December 25, 2012 at 11:42 PM
i remember reading about your tradition and feeling so much awe and wonder for you all and the experience. wow...stonehenge on the solstice. you live in a spectacular corner of the world!! i hope you guys got to welcome old man winter in new meaningful way this year. wishing you love and light, nichole
Posted by: Nichole | December 25, 2012 at 11:45 PM