First Boat Ride of the Season...August 8th, 2012!

On Jared's last day of holidays we wanted to do something fun with the kids, especially since he will start working Saturday's at John Deere until harvest is over!  So we thought of a few things to do...boating at Little Bow, Calaway Park, Go Carts at Evergreen Golf Course in Lethbridge, hiking in Waterton...Calaway Park was too expensive, Go Carts were only for kids 13 years old or older, Waterton was too far, so that left boating at Little Bow!  This was Emry's first choice so she was totally happy!  The only problem, that silly bull had gotten in with the heifers again so our day was cut really short!  By the time we got him back in and the fence fixed, had lunch, and put Armin down for a nap, it was 5:00pm!  Thankfully the lake is close and the sun would be up for a few more hours!

We got to the lake at 6:00 and decided we had better get a hotdog and an ice cream cone before we put the boat in the water, in case it was closed when we were finished.

As soon as we pulled away from the docks Armin started to really whimper!  He did not like the boat at all!  We were sure it was going to be a miserable ride with him crying, but as he got used to it he started to smile and he even released his death grip on my arm!

When we got further out into the lake Jared attached the tubes to the back and in jumped Emry and Calum, and boy did they have a blast!  Calum couldn't stop smiling, his grin was from ear to ear!  It was his first time on the tube all by himself and he was so proud of himself!  Emry got cold after a good 20 minutes so Jared took her place, and Calum was even more excited to be beside his dad in the water.  After another 20 minutes Jared was ejected from his tube since he was riding it on his knees!  I turned the boat around to pick him up and once Calum was next to him again he decided to jump in...well it was quite a shock to his little body, the water was so cold and thankfully Jared was right next to him, because he started to panic a little.

Once they were in the boat we drove over to a beach and let the kids play in the sand for awhile!  Armin was having a great time, he would fill a little sand toy with water and then carry it over to a hole that someone had dug in the sand and dump what water was left in his toy, usually one little drop!  He did this for quite some time.  Emry, Calum and Jared swam and I also played in the sand!  There is something really relaxing about playing in sand!

We left the tubes on the shore and then went for a little drive around the lake.  We saw the new Bible Camp building and Jared took us to his favourite spot, Wolf's Coulee, then we headed back to the beach and picked up our tubes and had Calum and Emry ride in them back to the dock.  They didn't last nearly as long as their first ride but still had a great time!  It was a nice end to Jared's holiday.  The kids have so much fun doing just simple things!  I was happy we were able to do something together!