Fun Weekend!

We got back late last night from a weekend at the cottage. We had so much fun! We spent hours and hours in or on the river, we all returned sun kissed and tired, and (drumroll please.....) a highlight of the weekend was Sunday afternoon when all five of our children waterskiied!!!!! Sadly, my camera ran out of battery power so I was not able to get video of each of them. The older 4 children all got up on beginner skis that are tied together at the front and back with about 6-8" of rope. They each skiied for at least several seconds before falling, daughter G skiied much farther but she has been skiing for several summers now, so she is our "veteran". Little Man got up on a ski board made especially for young children. It has two "skiis", one for each foot, but they are connected at the top with one big curved piece, and the handle for holding on is attached to this board rather than the boat. He skiied for quite a long way!! We are so proud of all of them for their effort.

I can't say I let down my guard completely concerning the water, but I was much more relaxed. It helped that Little Man wore his life jacket at all times while on the dock or in the river!


We relaxed the trampoline rule of only 2 on at a time when we realized the children just wanted to lay down on the thing and sunbathe. :-)


There were several others at the cottage, but our little family went for a long family boat ride on Saturday evening in Uncle Brian's boat. It was nice to have that time with just us.





I love this picture! These are 6 of the people I love most in all the world, enjoying the view.



Little Man with his same age second cousin.




Here is my husband trying out a new kneeboard. He and his brother say kneeboarding is really fun because it's much easier on the knees than skiing (?) ~ something that becomes important past 40. ;-)