Family swim

On saturday we had an impromptu feeling to go to Lake of the Woods. It was gorgeous! The water was even around 74 degrees, which is warm for Lake of the Woods. We met Chad and Melissa up there and spent hours jumping off the back of the boat and swimming around. We took tubes, but Chad just re broke his big toe, so he didn't want to tube and have the chance of falling off or dragging it in the water, so we just tied it to the back of the boat and used it as a dock. Chad wussed out and put on one of Gordon's wetsuits,but it was plenty warm out of the water. We had a great time with the boat anchored at the Esther Applegate end of the lake.

Shasta Family Fun

Jude and I went on a family friend's houseboat this past week and had a great time! Gordon had to work and the truth be told, he can't handle so many people in a confined space, so it worked out just fine. My parents, Summer and Ricky, Tish and John, and kids went out on monday and then Ty, Tori, Brody, Jude and I joined them on wednesday. Jude has become quite the water lover and was always asking if he could go swimming, no matter if it was 7am or 7pm! He took his goggles that we got for swim lessons and loved wearing them while he swam.

We also had a great time jumping on the trampoline and sliding down the slide. Jude's favorite slide was what he named "The Torpedo". He would go head first on his belly and slide right into the water. It was a ton of fun to just hang out, swim, tube and ride Jet Skis. Jude and I have become big fans of the Jet Ski now, but I still definitely like having our boat over anything else, since we can entertain more people at once!

This is one of my favorite pictures from the whole trip. Jude and Maile on the trampoline (and yes, the lake was glass like this the whole week)!