weekend with g&g

what fun! we spent the day on the lake in our ghetto boat, but had a great time. the girls LOVED every minute of it . . . and even b.c. was a little bit happier in his life jacket! the lake wasn't too crowded first thing in the morning and the weather was perfect!
the girls tried tubing for the first time! :) it was awesome to watch! first, kam, mck, and i gave it a whirl! it was a little too much for kam, but she had fun. then, ken, mck, and i rode. mck LOVED when bailey went fast . . . giggling like crazy! ken, on the other hand would almost start crying when we went fast! (i think she is a little like me!) then grammy took a ride with the girls! it was so cool!
then grampy took a whirl at teaching ken to water ski . . . that didn't go so well . . . but we'll try again soon! we keep telling her she'll have to try it again or mck will beat her and be up first!
we had snacks, flooded the engine, and swam! :) it was a great day on the lake!
can't wait to do it again! and next time . . . we'll bring the camera! :)
we went to dinner all together too . . . a rare treat for us these days . . . in fact it was the first time we've eaten out as a family since bailey got out of the hospital! the kids cleaned their plates . . . and, to be honest, so did i! so nice to have some yummy "normal" food! i think even bailey enjoyed the meal! :)
on monday g&g bought trees to plant in honor of bailey's dad . . . they even helped plant them . . . it was hot and our yard is rocky, but they got it done and they look great!
we couldn't have asked for a nicer weekend! :)

first boat trip 2010

amazingly, our ghetto boat still runs! :) and thank goodness because we had a great first trip out on lake g'town! :) the girls are in heaven! they love jumping off and climbing up the ladder! i think it'll be awhile before b.c. appreciates the boat . . . he liked it for about the first 5 minutes . . . then the life jacket was bugging him. he wasn't even too happy in the water. he fell asleep while the girls swam . . . and enjoyed going fast . . . but next year will be better for him! we are thinking of leaving b.c. with a sitter the next time so we can try out water skiing and tubing with the girls! :) what fun! :)

the boat still floats!

we finally got to take the boat out today! :) we had so much fun! the girls LOVED every part of it . . . driving, jumping off the boat, and swimming to the rocky shore and exploring! kam was so good this year (last year was a real struggle to get her to be still . . .) and loved the wind blowing in her face!

daddy driving . . . looking studly in his elmo shirt (yes, the girls dressed him this morning!)

exploring the rocky shore . . . can't believe they weren't scared to venture through the slime and up onto the rocks all by themselves!

ken and mck LOVED jumping in the water!


kam had fun holding onto my jacket while we swam and hanging out on the boat!

everyone took a turn driving . . . kam wanted NO help "i drive by MYSELF!"

enjoy the wind in their faces . . . it was 105 today!

we realized we needed to get out on the lake soon . . . with the baby coming we have only a few days left to head out there as a family and enjoy the warm weather! we had planned to spend only an hour and get back home to get stuff done . . . well, 3 hours later we decided to call it quits because kam was falling asleep in her seat!

okay, so the boat is totally ghetto, and sooooo not my favorite color, but wow, it sure made for a great day yesterday . . . i am almost willing to admit it was a good deal! :)

bailey's "dream" boat . . .

okay, so bailey has had an obsession (this may be an understatement) with boats ever since a friend took us all out on their very nice, very beautiful, very expensive fishing boat a few weeks ago. he has been a "craig's list stalker" . . . checking postings morning, noon, and night! well, after a couple of duds (one of which literally had trees growing in the bottom!), he found his "dream" boat!
a 1980 "brown beauty" from a not-so-handy serbian couple! okay, so it's a total white trash boat, but we're hoping to spend a couple hundred to get it moving FORWARD (it currently only goes BACKWARDS!)! it'll give us a chance to see if we really like it and then, hopefully we can graduate to something manufactured in the last decade! :)
bailey has spent the ENTIRE day tinkering with it. it's got to be a guy thing. i keep hearing the engine roar . . . is there a reason to start a boat in the driveway???? you can tell he's happy! he has even suggested making a trip to the library . . . yes, bailey actually used the words "i thought we could go to the library!" to check out some books on fixing up the boat . . .
i have told the girls that we'll get to compensate for the boat's lovely shade of brown by purchasing some cute life jackets in more girly hues! :) kennedy was stuck on a blue boat (or really any color other than brown!), but after seeing the way the boat glitters in the sun, she too was in love with it! she loves the "glitter" and is convinced that her daddy does too!
the girls have been outside with bailey for hours . . . playing in the boat! they are laying on the seats, playing with toys, and trying on the old life jackets . . . if nothing else, we bought ourselves a really expensive playhouse! :)