Lake Lanier

When Doug and Sue drove out from Tucson, they brought along their boat! We had two great day-trips to Lake Lanier, which is about 45 minutes from our house. The first thrill was just the fact that we were going to get to ride in a boat. Then, Kevin upped the thrill factor by riding in the front. Then, upped it again by putting hands up in the air and screaming, "Faster, faster." Meanwhile, Darcy was begging, "Slow down. Slow down!" Chloe just didn't like having to wear the life jacket. :)On both trips, we stopped for a while at a little island to have a swim in the muddy waters. :) The water felt really good and the kids had a great time swimming around!

For the second lake trip, we decided that just riding in a boat wouldn't give Kevin the necessary adrenaline rush that he seemed to crave. So, we decided to bring the 3-seater tube to pull behind the boat. First, Kevin, Darcy and Clayton went for a ride together. Darcy didn't like how bumpy and fast it was, so she got booted out of the tube. Then, Kelly was convinced to go on a ride with the two crazy boys, and had a fun time. She spent most of the ride with her eyes closed, her excuse being that she was getting splashed in the eyes/contacts with water. But she might have been a little nervous too. :)So then after Kevin booted boring old Mom out of the tube, it was Grandpa and Kevin's turn. Grandpa didn't hold lightweight Kevin down like Daddy did, so Kevin flew out of the tube into the water after only about 1 minute of riding! Kelly happened to catch this event on videotape, so I'll see if we can post that too later! So, by this point, the two little Princesses were exhausted and fell fast asleep on the boat.
While they were sleeping, this is what their insane Daddy and maniacal brother were doing...

Whew! What an awesome time we had! Thanks Grandma and Grandpa. Can't wait for next year...maybe we'll try to toss Grandpa out of the tube in 2009!