We've got the kids
Mark has his Coke
and we are ready to go!
Brian loved every minute of tubing!
So did Mackenzie!
Then it was Nathan's turn. He was so excited to go on his first tubing ride! Little did he know
that he was too close to the front of the tube. When the boat started, his weight on the front of the tube pulled it down into the water and he went right in. Mark stopped the boat and dove into the water to help Nathan. They swam back together and Daddy was his hero!
Although Nathan had had enough fun tubing, Brian and Mackenzie still wanted to do it again.
A moment to pause and then
back in the water again!
Brian found a mother duck and her babies.
This little spot was just the right size for Hadley's carseat. She enjoyed the boat ride and started crying whenever the boat stopped. She was only a little over three months old and was on her way to being an experienced boater.
We can't seem to go anywhere without trying to catch some little critter. This unlucky victim was a bullfrog. Last week it was a snake. We have already had 20 pets in the last year alone and now we only have 5. We decided the best place for the bullfrog was with his family in Apple Valley. (For all the animal rights activists: no animals were harmed during the taking of these pictures.)
Tired, but not ready to call it a day...
Brian, Mackenzie, and Nathan all said that their favorite part was playing pirates on the inner tube.
We'd like to say that Hadley had just as much fun as the rest of us...maybe next time sweetie!
After playing so much throughout the day, they didn't seem to mind sleeping on the hard floor. We don't even think that they noticed.
