Memorial Day 2019

We had an absolutely lovely Memorial Day.  The weather was amazing, the activity was fun and low-key, and everyone really enjoyed themselves.  We enjoyed the freedom, and discussed how thankful we are for those who gave all through their sacrifice to secure such liberties.  May we never forget.

Getting the canoe in the water!

Sorry it's fuzzy...it's my high-tech, high-cost waterproof cover (a ziplock bag).  ;)

She's telling me that something lived inside there.

There were little islands for us to canoe to, and the first one had a rocky beach, which was perfect for throwing rocks into the water!

Daddy and the boys.

Will and Jadon went out on their own for the FIRST time!  They did great!  Another great thing about this location is that the water was 2-2.5 feet, so we knew if they had issues, not only could we swim out to them, we could even walk out, AND they could stand if they flipped.  It was a pretty perfect setup for a first time trip without an adult in the canoe with them.

Jadon decided to brave a trip on HIS OWN!

Will was such a gentleman, taking Hannah out on a tour on his own.

We canoed back to the main area to take a playground and lunch break.

Daddy cooking up the meat!  Yum!

There were many osprey nests in the area, which was pretty fun to observe.  We like nature study.  There were two birds in this nest that looked to be tending to possibly babies inside the nest.

After lunch we canoed to a little peninsula that had a sandy beach.

The girls thought burying Daddy's feet was great fun.