Hello to summer

I've never seen a boat so loaded down with people.

On Saturday we officially kicked off summer with a trip to the lake. Our family loves the lake and boating. Jason is passionate about waterskiing and has already been skiing with his friends Chad and Tony for a month now. Who cares about frigid lake water, they stretch the summer as far as they can.

Abbie and Emma have been going to the lake together ever since they were babies.

It was a picture perfect day. For years I've been dreaming about the day when I can sit on the beach and not have to worry about a toddler falling in the lake and I've finally arrived at that point. It was so relaxing and I enjoyed every minute of our day. We arrived before Chad and Kariann and had so much fun playing on the playground with the kids. I wish we could freeze this time in our lives. Eli is still young enough to be a willing participant and Jack and Lily are old enough to keep up with the big kids.

The guys had fun wakeskating while Kariann and I sat on the beach and watched. Then Chad took us skiing. It was the first year I've been in the water so early in the season. I was glad that my newly acquired waterskiing skills were still with me. After skiing Jason and Chad took their turn. When they came back we were so comfortable on the beach that we didn't want to go home.

On the way home we stopped for our traditional shakes and cheeseburgers at a local old-fashioned drive-thru. Then it was home to put the kids down and prepare our lessons for Sunday. Jason had to sub in gospel doctrine and I had to teach the nursery kids.

We woke up this morning to rainy skies. It was the perfect day for cleaning the house. We cleaned from top to bottom and I filled 6 garbage bags with trash. This afternoon the clouds cleared and we went to Chad and Kariann's house for a bar-b-que with a bunch of our friends. The kids had a great time playing and the parents had a great time chatting. We're back to school tomorrow for a few more weeks.