Vacation Day #1 and HAPPY FATHER'S DAY

Well, we made it!! I wasn't sure for a while, but we did! It turns out Garmin does know directions, we just didn't listen! We made a wrong turn, that took us a different way than we are used to, but it still got us here! We pulled in to our trailer at around 2AM, and the kids were wound up after being in the vehicle for 10 hours! They did a wonderful job on the trip! Very well behaved and very little fighting! When we pulled in, they were wired!! It took another hour to get them to settle down enough to fall asleep. Then Toby was a little "scared" but he did well once he was asleep.

Remember, they fell asleep at 3AM and guess what!!! Still up at 8AM!! Ready to go swimming. Mom and I had to run to town (30 minutes away) and get groceries, so we took off and did that, then it was too hot after lunch, so we promised them we would go about 4:00! Of course they were watching the clock, and we headed out promptly at 4! Here the kids are hiking down to the beach area and dad is riding his new bike along side them!

Toby was very excited about the sand, but as soon as he would get dirty, he was ready to jump in the water and clean off!

I don't think Drew left the water at all! Dad and Nate wanted to take Drew fishing today, but Drew wanted to swim first. So he spent a good 2 hours or so in the water and then announced... "I'm ready to go fishing"!

Who could pass up a photo op of dad and his kids on Father's Day? It took some coaxing to get Toby in front of the camera and out of the sand for a minute, but we did, and this was the best I could do!

Taylor practiced the art of skipping rocks, though the practice session didn't last long! She realized "it is hard" and gave up pretty quickly!

Dad was hanging with us on the beach for a while, then he started to get the itch to "get the right side of the boat wet" as he puts it. So he took off and just fished around the docks near the swimming hole, waiting for Drew to declare he was ready. So I snapped a few photos and just happened to get this photo of him releasing his catch. It "wasn't much" he said, but hey, the first catch of the trip!

So once Drew declared he was ready, the guys headed out for an evening on the water to celebrate Father's Day. They are gone as I type! Not sure how long Drew will last, but I think they will all have a great time no matter!

The temps were in the mid-90's today, but beautiful blue skies! Dad said the water temp was in the 80's so it was more like a hot tub than a refreshing swim, but it was fun and refreshing anyway!


Happy Father's Day to all the Dad's out there, and especially:
My Dad - Ron
Nate's Dad - Carson
Nate's Stepdad - Rudy
Grandpa Vince
Grandpa Richard
Grandpa Ermon
Michael, Tom, Jer, Jason and Mike (all the great dads of our 12 neices and nephews!)

God is Good!