Memorial Day Weekend!

We finally got a feel for some awesome summer weather over Memorial weekend! The boys were pumped to get into the boat and enjoy the warm sun and water fun as a family!!
This was our first time out to test the boat and make sure all was running smoothly! It worked great!! Brought the boat back home to wash and clean it and get it loaded with snacks, drinks and towels!! 

Drew's favorite activity as a family is to have us all on the boat being together. He loves being on the water all the time, any time of day!
Caleb is easing in slowly to boat life. He loves going tubing and getting on the lily pad (our newest addition) and beginning to enjoy the sport of skiing. Caleb's favorite thing to do is visit with everyone and be right where his brothers are.
Jake comes along for the ride.... and the snacks!! The minute he steps foot in the boat he is ready to start snacking!! Loves anything Bethany or I bring out, and especially loves those juice boxes!! He got on the lily pad a bit too this weekend, and enjoyed a very leisurely tubing ride with mommy and Caleb. 
Micah is all about the fun and laughter of being on the lake. He loves taking his turn wake boarding but never fights his way to be first. His favorite thing to do is jump in the lake and swim with his brothers. You can tell he is becoming so much more confident in the lake! We love watching him swim and wake board!

Our family friends, Mark and Bethany and Ash on the lake. Plus we got to spend some time with Bethany's parents and sister, which was extra special! I loved this pic with Ashley on their wake board tower. Totally explains how relaxed we get on the lake. So great to see Bethany in the lake for the first time! She loves the water and spending time with all our kids!!
Drew doing some great wake boarding! Checking out his new board he got on his birthday!! He says it is super sweet!!

Our newest addition this summer is the Lily Pad!! This enormous mat is a blast to play on, wrestle on or dive off of!! We had so much fun checking it out this weekend!!!

Ash and Drew practicing their dives!!

Megan and I getting ready to wrestle! Love spending time with these girls!!
Drew wake boarding!
Ashley and Micah double wake boarding!

A great weekend being on the boat. There's no place we'd rather be!!! Bring it Summer 2014!!!
So blessed to have such wonderful friends to live life with and share our same interest in being on our boats with our kids....together!!! 

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