A Gorgeous Day at the Lake!

Last weekend, we met up with my parents at Yale Lake in Cougar, WA for our annual (sometimes less than annual) water-skiing day. We love getting out on the boat, and since both Keith & I enjoy skiing, we take advantage of it when we can! The weather was GORGEOUS, with full sun & heat from the get-go. God certainly blessed us with a wonderful day, and we took every opportunity to jump in the lake, ski, and swim around with the girls. (The water was 70, which is almost unheard of for that lake! We've braved temps way closer to the 60 degree point!)
It was Gemma's first time on the boat, since we didn't get out last summer, and she seemed to enjoy it/be relaxed enough to be put to sleep:

At one point during the day, I noticed that she had fallen asleep with a chip still in her hand. I guess she was holding onto it for comfort, since she didn't actually eat it.

Hannah really had fun on the boat, and due to a little apprehension about safety (not sure where she gets that...), she obeyed the rules about sitting while the boat is moving and always keeping a life vest on! :) When Keith and I were skiing, she preferred to sit with her back to us because it made her nervous when we fell. It makes me wonder what the years will bring as far as her desire to get in and do the skiing herself.


Hannah did enjoy jumping into the water from the boat, and she was excited about being able to float on her back by herself since she's just been learning about that in swim lessons!


We spent a little bit of time on the shore, but not much--just long enough for the guys to take short naps and to attempt to put Gemma down for a longer nap in her porta-crib. That did not happen, but she was pretty happy all day in spite of only having a couple short naps while the boat was moving!
Hannah liked exploring the swimming hole and digging in the sand:


It was a great day, and I hope we can go out more next summer!