At the Lake

This weekend we went to visit Tim's mom and dad at their house on Lake Sinclair. It is Tim's dad's (Papa's) birthday today, so Tim's brother, John, our sister-in-law, Amy, our niece, Kelly, and our grand-nephew, Jaden, were all there. It was a lot of fun to visit, catch up, and play on the lake. Below our pictures from the weekend.

The birthday boy, Papa....

Jaden looking so cool after a swim....

Ms. H, the bathing beauty....

Amy and Mom enjoy the sights of the lake from the shore.

Jaden and John chilling out on the hammock...

The kids had a wonderful time playing on the "Delta." This is a triangle-shaped float with a space for sitting in the middle. Hannah and Zach took turns riding on the Delta as Tim pulled them "steaming fast" over the lake. The one that did not ride during a turn was the lookout for the other and let Tim know if he or she had fallen or needed help.

Tim and "lookout" Zach get ready to pull Hannah on the Delta.

Hannah, getting ready to ride....She had no fear!

Even the dogs had fun at the lake. Rex was very interested in fetching his tennis ball but would knock it out farther into the lake when he went to retrieve it. He was getting braver and braver in the water as the day progressed. Since he's not a strong swimmer (He sinks like an anchor.), I had to keep a close watch on him. (He did not like wearing his pooch preserver.)

Daisy, in turn, wore herself out making sure her "people" were okay. The kids would jump off of the dock and she would yelp at them. Then, she would run around to the shore and swim out to them to make sure they were okay. One time she even jumped off the dock after them....(She did only do this once.)

Rex waits patiently for his ball to get within reachable distance while Daisy watches to make sure her "people" are swimming to the shore okay.