A Day on the Lake

We went boating on Saturday. We got up early and went to a big lake about 1 1/2 hours away from us. The weather was beautiful, and we had a great time.

Byron doesn't like to tube yet (he just hasn't gotten brave enough) so he spends almost all his time on the boat...and his 3 favorite things to do are.....eat, chew on ice, and sleep! He was always asking for snacks (I always said yes!), and then we looked over and he had the lid off the cooler and was thoroughly enjoying chewing on ice...never mind that sometimes the big chunk of ice he was chewing on would slip out and back into the cooler!
And as always,he tuckered out by the end of the day and fell asleep...this time face down in the bow!

Trent and Jared love to be on the tube. Robert and I each had to take a ride, too, of course!

Trent did end up w/ a shiner. He was trying to water ski and took a tumble....and the ski as it came back down hit him right in the eye! I think next time he'll probably have success skiing....this time he was able to get up nearly every time, but just couldn't keep in the upright position!! So once he gets his balance, I think he'll be good to go!

I love the way that Jared tubes.... a lot of time his head is way down, and those arms are hanging over in that awkward position.. I tell him he looks like a spider in there because it looks like big spider legs coming out! Sometimes he totally tucks in so that you can't even see him...then he pops out...it is so cute.
It just didn't seem right w/o Lauren and Sandy there! We missed them!


What a big smile....

We thought this was a neat bridge. The kids liked going underneath it!

This was the little cove we stopped and swam in. There were no boats around, so we just parked it in the middle, jumped out and swam for quite awhile...took Byron a bit to get brave enough, knowing it was deep, but soon he joined in. We had our own private little lake!

Camping, Boating, and Eating

We took a camping trip with Lauren and Sandy to a lake not to far from here. The campsites were great...lots of room in between, right by the lake, and they even had water and electricity! Our first time camping w/ hook-ups! The weather was so nice...the kids didn't even step foot into the trailer during the day. They played games outside, played in the water, and waited for the next boat ride!
The kids were learning to play Rook this time!

Much of the fun of the whole boating thing is watching the thrill of the kids as they tube, ride, or try to water ski....Trent, Kelsey, and Kyla all tried to ski....(ok, so did I but without success!), but Robert and Lauren were the only 2 who made it up!
Robert catching some air!Sometimes, the afternoons get long when you are riding on a boat, and when you normally take a 2-3 hour nap in the afternoon! We just left him on the boat....Robert would stop, let some kids off, load on other people, and he slept right thru it! He was the only one wide awake at the campfire that night!
One morning, after taking Chloe for a walk at the water's edge, I decided we should eat our bkft down there...so we put our pancakes and smokies and all our stuff in a big bag and went to the shore for a breakfast by the lake! Was great! This was one of our most fun camping trips ever!