Out on the Lake

My in-laws recently bought a skiing and tubing boat and lucky for us, one of the nicer lakes within a fair driving distance from them is our very own Lake Monroe. It's about 20 minutes from our house and I will be the first to say it was amazing to drive such a short distance for a nice "vacation!" 

A few weeks ago we planned for them to come over and for us to spend Friday and Saturday out on the lake. Thursday came around and they started their trek over here with the boat hitched to their Suburban, but hit major technical difficulties with something in the electrical system of their car. We thought we'd have to cancel everything, but they still came without their boat and instead rented a boat for Saturday. We spent Friday night at the newly renovated Four Winds resort right on the lake and had a blast together. Lauren and Ryan came along for the fun too. 

We weren't sure what to think of Liam and a boat, but he far exceeded our expectations. Knowing how busy he is I thought he would want to be up and running all around the boat. Instead, he sat as still as he ever has in anyone's lap and loved "helping" Boppy drive the boat. Rob said maybe he felt like he was back in the womb with the water and gentle rocking, but I can assure you, he was much more active in the womb! 

Overall it was a lovely weekend with gorgeous weather and good times. We are looking forward to many more memories out on the boat in years to come! 

And now, thanks to Lori, pictures. Frankly, she has a much better camera than we do, plus she is constantly taking pictures and I don't particularly trust myself with a camera or my phone on a boat, so she wins all the photo awards for these. 

The hotel had such a nice pool even if it was freezing! Liam didn't mind and had a blast "jumping" off the edges to papa and getting tossed around. 

"Hi Mimi! I want to see pictures of Liam!" 

Friday we ate dinner at a golf course and afterwards spent some time on their putting green. Rob and his dad competed to make a shot in a difficult hole and Liam gathered their golf balls and tried his hand at golf too. 

A little lesson from the pro

Running, running! Adorable. 

Not sure why we're all leaning in this picture, but a rare family photo where Liam is actually smiling

Love these two goofballs, Ryan and Lauren. We were glad they could join us, but we missed Kayla and Chris who were at his grandmother's funeral. 

Family out on the boat. Excuse my cop glasses in these shots. I seriously need new sunglasses, but haven't gotten around to getting any lately. Thanks to my brother for these left from his wedding! 

Liam does not look happy in this shot, but he really did have so much fun helping Boppy drive. 

We're still not sure how he felt about going out on the tube, but he did manage a little wave and seemed to have fun. 

Best part of boating -- snacks with Boppy and Mimi 

Ok, ignore the terrible photo of me grimacing, except to acknowledge that yes, I did get up on water skis after many years of not skiing! I got up the first time and felt like it was quite the accomplishment. Was I able to get up again after this? No. Am I still awfully sore from this 20 minute foray into skiing? Yes. 

What a stud. Rob rocked the wakeboard and yes, he's still sore too. 

Trying the tube with mama, but all he kept doing was pointing to the boat and saying "snack, snack." What can I say, the kid might like food more than he likes the tube! I don't blame him one bit either. I like food better too Liam.