Boatin'..... Again......

This must get old - seeing more pictures of the same ol' innertube and wakeboard, but it's a lot of fun for us to take folks out and see them try some of the stuff on our boat for the first time. On Saturday afternoon, it was Mark, Amy, Andrew, Christina, and Jackson. For as great of friends as they are, we have a heckuva time trying to arrange schedules to make a boat run happen with their family. So, despite the cool start to the day, I was determined to make it happen - and it felt rewarding when we arrived at the very unpopulated lake at 3pm with the temps in the mid-70's and the sun shining bright.

First up, actually, it was Mark and then Amy on the slalom. But, that's old news - they've both been successful at that forever. Having Mark strut his stuff on the wakeboard, having just tried a couple of times before - that was photo-worthy. He demonstrated some natural talent, he's gonna need to get himself one of those once he gets his boat.....
A sweet shot of father and son......
A sweet shot of mother and son......
Mikayla has been avoiding the innertube like the plague for the last couple of months. At one point, it got too bumpy for her, so she's been fearful of it and unwilling to go out again. But, bless Christina's heart - she was just the remedy and exactly what Mikayla needed to "get back in the saddle again". That, and Carrie Underwood singing, "All American Girl". Those girls were so precious singing along to it, doing hand motions, and especially, holding their "microphones" as they belted it out. As happy as they were, it might have been even more meaningful for the parents of these two "All American Girls" to watch......
And, then there are our boys - who's request for "action" in the tube is about 5x more than the girls - showing that they are oh-so-cool!
Last night was a little crazy. We got off the lake around 7pm, stopped by DQ, and then headed to Elkton at 8:30 just so we could hear our buddy, Dave, play his guitar around the campfire at Colin's Camp-out. We arrived in time to hear all of four songs, but they were all "Dave-written" originals, which means we had our own private mini-concert. It was awesome, my little girl falling asleep in my lap, worshiping, the campfire cracking, and all of those stars overhead. It was so worth the drive there and back, arriving home just before midnight......