our first boat trip

We took our paddle boat out on Cheney Lake for the first time, and we loved it!! It's a lot heavier than I thought it was, though. My arms still hurt a little bit from helping Jason carry it. We all piled in, and Jason pushed us into the water before jumping in the boat.


I am well aware that all of the children should have life vests on, but we only had one because I've only taken one child at a time before this. So Luke got the life vest because he's the most nervous out on the lake. We brought oars just in case we couldn't get the hang of maneuvering the pedals. It's a good thing we did since the rudder is somehow disconnected. We would've been going around in circles or jumping in the lake to push it back to shore without those oars!


Poor Joel had to stay on shore as the photographer because he still had his foot in a walking boot. After awhile, he got bored . . .



. . . very bored!


Speaking of Joel, he went to the orthopedic surgeon today to x-ray his foot. The doctor said that the bones are healed and that the joint is all lined up how it's supposed to be. The concern now is to make sure that it stays healed. Joel can walk in regular shoes, but he can't run for awhile. If he feels any pain or soreness at all, he's supposed to rest immediately. We're all so relieved that he healed correctly and won't need surgery or pins or anything like that!

Luke learned a new skill today:




He's so stinkin' cute working hard for his $5!!! He's saving up for a skateboard ramp :-)