Boating on the Lake

After Derrick spent 3 days last week fixing the boat trailer, we were able to go boating on Friday. We had a late start and didn't leave until noon but the weather was great and the kids were in good spirits. So we packed up some lunches and headed out to the lake. First thing we did on the boat was eating our lunch:

And then we cruised up and down the lake to familiarize ourselves with this large body of water. Plus, Amelia kept pretending to be a pirate and yelled "Faster, Daddy, faster". Elliot in the meanwhile just wanted to take over and drive :)

Lake Norman has lots of coves and people like to anchor their boats in those coves so that they can safely swim and play around in the water. And that's exactly what we did. We found ourselves a pretty little cove and jumped in. Me just floating in our new tube:

This time Amelia really enjoyed being in the water and she even swam by herself from the tube to the boat. Next time, we will try tubing :)

We all took a turn in the warm, clean water except for Elliot who still doesn't feel comfortable when he can't touch the bottom with his feet, even though the life jacket keeps him afloat.  

I'm pretty sure that he will get used to it the more we go out on the boat and by next summer he'll be a pro on the tube and in the water.

It was a great day on the water and hopefully there will be a few more before the end of the summer.