We recently hit the lake for some family fun and had a blast....
TJ and Alli LOVE the boat. It was a long, exhausting day for them, but they were having so much fun that they hung in there and were actually very well behaved. I just love days like that!
Alli even had her first tubing experience...
She thought that was the best and didn't want the ride to end. But, thankfully she was also excited about climbing the ladder onto the back of the boat, so that kept her from throwing a fit about the tubing ride coming to an end.
It looks like we're flying across the lake, but trust me, we were not. Nervous mommy instructed daddy to just putt around. But when I discovered that the tube just collects water at a turtle's pace, we had to pick up the speed just a little. What an awesome first mommy-daughter experience. I was really trying to soak it in and was thinking "I can't believe she's old enough to do this with me!" And, I couldn't stop imagining how many more fun times like this lay ahead of us.
And yes, mom and dad had a little fun of their own too!
Above: daddy's second ever wakeboarding experience- he's quite the natural.
Below: mommy's first ever wakeboarding experience!!!!! I can't wait to do it again!
My goal was just to get up on the board, but to my surprise I popped right up there with Dwaine's "expert" advice about how to do it. And then I stayed up for quite a while. The hardest part about it was getting my feet in those boots- I was pushing and pulling with all my might and was rather tired when my second foot finally squeezed all the way in. The funny thing is that board, boots and all, flew right off when I face planted while attempting a 180. What was I thinking?
Dwaine and I were starting to feel young again with all the fun and athletic recreational activity, but as we hobbled around in soreness and exhaustion the next day, we were reminded otherwise.
3 comments:
Oh my goodness - TJ's hair looks like an awesome little combover with the wind blowing it all to one side. I have NEVER (that's right, NOT ONCE) been able to get up on water skis, let alone a wakeboard. I am super impressed - almost as impressed as I was with your high school dance solo that you busted out at playgroup today. Jack said in the car, "I didn't know Miss Julie was a ballerina!" I said, "I didn't either, honey, I didn't either."
When I re-read my previous comment, I realized that I made it sound like you actually PERFORMED your high school dance solo at the playdate, not that you showed us the videotape! I meant to embarrass you a bit, but not THAT much. Haha
That DOES look like fun! I didn't realize that Alli got to actually ride in the tube! How fun! I am also very impressed with the wakeboarding- I have tried skiing once a few years ago and vowed to never try anything of the sort again after my one and only attempt and faceplant.
I was reading Melissa's comments and did think you actually showed them a dance solo- I was really impressed that you would remember it and be able to do it without music! So did you go home and see if you still remembered it? ;)
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