The first Friday in May, I called in sick to work and me and Joe took the boys out to Lake Natoma. We were able borrow Bill and Rachel's canoe and spend the day paddling around the lake. The boys really enjoyed it, after the initial push into the water.
Here's Jake before we pushed off.
Joe and Jake paddling away. Jake was taking it very seriously and was disappointed in the beginning when he couldn't row as fast as dad.
After we paddled up river a ways, we decided to stop and take a break on the shore. The boys (including Joe) LOVE to throw rocks into any body of water. So, for about an hour that's exactly what they did. Joe was even able to teach Jake how to skip rocks. Jake was thrilled with his new found talent.
Here's a picture of Luke, showing me one of his BIG rocks as he put it.
Joe and Jacob found some dead crawdad's. They decided to share the experience with me.
Me and Luke taking a time out from rock throwing.
We eventually got back in the canoe and paddled down river. On our way back to the car, I spotted a mama duck with a bunch of ducklings. I pointed them out to Jake and he informed me that it wasn't a mama duck, it was a baby sitter duck. Joe had the "oh no" look on his face and I calmly asked why is it the baby sitter duck? Jake then explained that it was a baby sitter duck because it had all the kids. So, it wasn't the greatest thing I could have heard, but such is life right now.
After the river we headed back to Bill and Rachel's, but on the freeway from the lake, we passed the temple. I was pointing it out to the boys and Jacob began freaking out because he couldn't see it. So, we turned around and just drove up to it. I admit, I felt a little weird, because we had a canoe strapped to the top of our van, we were dirty and smelly, and we weren't wearing church clothes. However, the boys loved it.
Joe and Jake paddling away. Jake was taking it very seriously and was disappointed in the beginning when he couldn't row as fast as dad.
After we paddled up river a ways, we decided to stop and take a break on the shore. The boys (including Joe) LOVE to throw rocks into any body of water. So, for about an hour that's exactly what they did. Joe was even able to teach Jake how to skip rocks. Jake was thrilled with his new found talent. Here's a picture of Luke, showing me one of his BIG rocks as he put it.
Joe and Jacob found some dead crawdad's. They decided to share the experience with me.
Me and Luke taking a time out from rock throwing.
We eventually got back in the canoe and paddled down river. On our way back to the car, I spotted a mama duck with a bunch of ducklings. I pointed them out to Jake and he informed me that it wasn't a mama duck, it was a baby sitter duck. Joe had the "oh no" look on his face and I calmly asked why is it the baby sitter duck? Jake then explained that it was a baby sitter duck because it had all the kids. So, it wasn't the greatest thing I could have heard, but such is life right now.After the river we headed back to Bill and Rachel's, but on the freeway from the lake, we passed the temple. I was pointing it out to the boys and Jacob began freaking out because he couldn't see it. So, we turned around and just drove up to it. I admit, I felt a little weird, because we had a canoe strapped to the top of our van, we were dirty and smelly, and we weren't wearing church clothes. However, the boys loved it.
Here is Jake pretending to be Moroni.
All of us in front of the temple.
Me and the boys beginning the walk around the temple.
I took this picture with our camera and was very proud of my photography skills, so I thought I would share it.
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